Racial Disparity in the Surgical Management of Diverticular Disease.

Introduction: Although minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has clearly been associated with improved colorectal surgery outcomes, not all populations benefit from this approach. Using a national database, we analyzed both, the trend in the utilization of MIS for diverticulitis and differences in utilization by race.

Methods: Colon-targeted participant user files (PUFs) from 2012 to 18 were linked to respective PUFs in National Surgical Quality Improvement Project.

Improvement in Surgical Quality Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy With Increasing Case Volume in a Rural Hospital.

Background: The literature is replete with studies that define the nexus of quantity and quality in complex surgical operations. These observations have heralded a call for centralization of care to high-volume centers. The purpose of this study was to chronicle improvements in quality associated with pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) as a rural hospital matures from a low- to very high-volume center.