Hospital volume linked to postop complications in pediatric urology

Editor's Note

Urological procedures performed in children at non-high volume hospitals were associated with a higher overall rate of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) identified postoperative complications, compared with high volume hospitals (11.6% vs 9.3%), in this study.

After adjusting for confounding factors, patients at non-high volume hospitals were still more likely to have complications, including acute renal failure, urinary tract infections, respiratory complications, systemic sepsis, bleeding, and death.