Is the 90-day mortality after pancreatectomy for cancer double the 30-day mortality : more than 20,000 resections from the national cancer data base?
Mortality rates within 90 days after pancreatic resection are double those at 30 days. The volume-outcome relationship persists in the NCDB. Reporting mortality rates 90 days after pancreatectomy is important. Hospitals should be aware of their annual volume and mortality rates 30 and 90 days after pancreatectomy and should benchmark the use of high-volume hospitals.
Posterosuperior location of intrathyroidal solitary PTC has a high risk of lateral and central nodal metastasis when compared to other locations. For such patients, careful preoperative evaluation of nodal status should be done.