Routine frozen section during pancreaticoduodenectomy does not improve value-based care

Routine frozen section during pancreaticoduodenectomy does not improve value-based care

Introduction: Frozen section (FS) is often performed to confirm negative margins during pancreaticoduodenectomies (PD). This incurs significant cost, despite lack of evidence of survival benefit. We sought to determine the frequency of positive FS during PD, associated costs per positive margin iden...

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Main Authors: Abhineet Uppal, Wade Christopher, Trang Nguyen, Brooke Vuong, Stacey L Stern, Juan Mejia, Roshanthi Weerasinghe, Evan Ong, Anton J. Bilchik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Surgery in Practice and Science
Subjects:
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Frozen section
Value-based care
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666262022000341

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