In 1988, President Ronal Reagan declared May National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month, and since then activities and programs have been implemented to increase the understanding of causes and treatments for various digestive diseases. The World Gastroenterology Organization celebrates World Digestive Health Day on May 29. The focus of this year’s campaign is “Your Digestive
Hospitals that performed at least 25 major hepatectomies per year had lower rates of postoperative in-hospital mortality and failure to rescue, suggesting better management of postoperative complications.“Hospital volume influences postoperative complications after complex digestive surgical procedures. Higher hospital volume is associated with lower mortality rates. This relationship has
A new paper in the British Journal of Surgery, published by Oxford University Press, finds that patients undergoing liver surgery fare better in higher-volume hospitals; their mortality rates are lower.