Abstract
Background: Surgery for hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) conditions is performed worldwide. This investigation aimed to develop a set of globally accepted procedural quality performance indicators (QPI) for HPB surgical procedures.
Methods: A systematic literature review generated a dataset of published QPI for hepatectomy, pancreatectomy, complex biliary surgery and cholecystectomy. Using a modified Delphi process, three rounds were conducted with working groups composed of self-nominating members of the International Hepatopancreaticobiliary Association (IHPBA). The final set of QPI was circulated to the full membership of the IHPBA for review.
Results: Seven “core” indicators were agreed for hepatectomy, pancreatectomy, and complex biliary surgery (availability of specific services on site, a specialised surgical team with at least two certified HPB surgeons, a satisfactory institutional case volume, synoptic pathology reporting, undertaking of unplanned reintervention procedures within 90 days, the incidence of post-procedure bile leak and Clavien-Dindo grade ≥III complications and 90-day post-procedural mortality). Three further procedure specific QPI were proposed for pancreatectomy, six for hepatectomy and complex biliary surgery. Nine procedure-specific QPIs were proposed for cholecystectomy. The final set of proposed indicators were reviewed and approved by 102 IHPBA members from 34 countries.
Conclusions: This work presents a core set of internationally agreed QPI for HPB surgery.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 924-932 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | HPB: The Official Journal of The IHPBA, EHPBA and AHPBA |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Early online date | 26 Apr 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2023 |
Keywords
- quality performance indicators (QPI)
- hepatectomy
- pancreatectomy
- complex biliary (HPB) surgery
- cholecystectomy
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