The relationship between surgeon case load and revision rates in total hip arthroplasty: Evidence from the Swiss National Joint Registry.

IF 2.1 4区 医学 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Andreas Ladurner, Karlmeinrad Giesinger, Bernhard Jost, Vilijam Zdravkovic
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Abstract

Study aims: Higher surgeon volume has been correlated with improved therapy outcomes following total hip arthroplasty, and many countries have implemented minimum volume standards as a precondition for claiming reimbursement. However, there are large differences between healthcare systems worldwide and the applicability of international studies to a particular local healthcare environment may be limited. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between surgeon case load (= number of procedures per year) and short-term revision rates (within two years of the index procedure) in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty for hip osteoarthritis in a nationwide, registry-based study. In addition, the effects of increasing minimum volume standard thresholds on the potential reduction of the revision burden was simulated.

Methods: All patients registered in the Swiss National Joint Registry (SIRIS) for undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty for hip osteoarthritis between 2015 and 2021 were considered. Patients were aggregated according to the lead surgeon's individual code. Surgeons lacking five years of uninterrupted practice were excluded. Multiple logistic and bivariate multinomial regressions were employed to model the odds of revision surgery (overall and for specific diagnoses) as a function of surgeon case load. Two-year revision rates, the proportional reduction of the revision burden and the number of patients hypothetically needing treatment reassignment to higher-volume surgeons were simulated for increasing minimum volume standard thresholds.

Results: In total, 74,565 total hip arthroplasty procedures performed by 384 surgeons were assessed. The mean surgeon case load was 28.7 total hip arthroplasties / year (min/max: 1.8/269.1; median: 18.1). The average overall 2-year revision rate in the observation period was 2.25%. A higher surgeon case load was associated with lower cumulative revision rates (revision for any reason, and revision due to infection, dislocation and femoral periprosthetic fracture). Overall revision rates of surgeons with a minimal case load of up to 10 / 20 / 50 total hip arthroplasties / year were 2.18% / 2.01 % / 1.70%, respectively. Implementation of a minimum volume standard of 10 / 20 / 50 total hip arthroplasties / year would reduce the overall 2-year revision rates by 3.2%, 10.5% and 23.8%, respectively, but also require that 5.1%, 18.1% and 53.8% of patients be reassigned to higher-volume surgeons instead of initially intended lower volume surgeons.

Conclusion: A higher surgeon case load independently predicts a lower overall 2-year revision rate in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty for hip osteoarthritis in Switzerland. Implementation of a minimal case load has the potential to significantly reduce 2-year revision rates, at the cost of more patients needing to have their treatment reassigned.

全髋关节置换术中外科医生病例负荷与翻修率之间的关系:来自瑞士国家关节登记处的证据。
研究目的:更高的手术量与全髋关节置换术后治疗效果的改善相关,许多国家已经将最小手术量标准作为索赔报销的先决条件。然而,世界各地的医疗保健系统存在很大差异,国际研究对当地特定医疗保健环境的适用性可能有限。本研究的目的是在一项全国性的、基于登记的研究中,评估因髋关节骨关节炎而接受原发性全髋关节置换术的患者的外科医生病例负荷(每年手术次数)与短期翻修率(指标手术后两年内)之间的关系。此外,还模拟了增加最小体积标准阈值对减少修订负担的潜在影响。方法:所有在瑞士国家联合登记处(SIRIS)登记的2015年至2021年间因髋关节骨关节炎接受原发性全髋关节置换术的患者被纳入研究范围。病人根据主刀医生的个人代码进行汇总。缺乏五年不间断执业经验的外科医生被排除在外。采用多元逻辑和双变量多项回归来模拟翻修手术的几率(总体和特定诊断)作为外科医生病例负荷的函数。通过增加最小容积标准阈值,模拟了两年的翻修率、翻修负担的比例减少以及假设需要重新分配给更高容量外科医生的患者数量。结果:共有384名外科医生进行了74,565例全髋关节置换术。平均外科医生病例负荷为28.7例全髋关节置换术/年(最小/最大:1.8/269.1;值:18.1)。观察期内2年总体平均修正率为2.25%。较高的手术病例负荷与较低的累积翻修率相关(任何原因的翻修,以及因感染、脱位和股骨假体周围骨折而翻修)。总翻修率最小病例负荷为每年10 / 20 / 50例全髋关节置换术的外科医生分别为2.18% / 2.01% / 1.70%。实施10 / 20 / 50例全髋关节置换术/年的最小容积标准将使总体2年翻修率分别降低3.2%、10.5%和23.8%,但也要求5.1%、18.1%和53.8%的患者被重新分配给大容积外科医生,而不是最初计划的小容积外科医生。结论:在瑞士,较高的外科医生病例负荷独立地预测了髋关节骨关节炎患者接受原发性全髋关节置换术的总体2年翻修率较低。实施最小病例量有可能显著降低2年复查率,但代价是需要重新分配治疗的更多患者。
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Swiss medical weekly
Swiss medical weekly 医学-医学:内科
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期刊介绍: The Swiss Medical Weekly accepts for consideration original and review articles from all fields of medicine. The quality of SMW publications is guaranteed by a consistent policy of rigorous single-blind peer review. All editorial decisions are made by research-active academics.
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