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Table 4. Original studies evaluating the impact of hospital volume on surgical outcome

Authorreference           Year  FIGO    Hospital volume      N              Survival analysis
                                stage                                       HR 95% CI
                                                                                               p-value                     Type of analysis

No residual tumour        2005  IIB-IV  ≥ 12/y vs. 1-11/y    244 vs. 108    1.19 0.73-1.94     0.477                       univariate
    du Bois et al.211,a   2003  III     10-19/y vs. ≤ 9/y    154 vs. 176    0.46 0.28-0.78     0.004                       univariate
    Obermair et al.223,a  2003  III     ≥ 20/y vs. ≤ 9/y     140 vs. 176    0.78 0.48-1.27     0.313                       univariate
    Obermair et al.223,a

Residual tumour ≤ 1 cm

du Bois et al.211,a       2005  IIB-IV  ≥ 12/y vs. 1-11/y    244 vs. 108    1.27 0.80-2.01     0.311                       univariate
                                III     10-19/y vs. ≤ 9/y    154 vs. 176    0.82 0.53-1.26     0.361                       univariate
Obermair et al.223,a 2003       III     ≥ 20/y vs. ≤ 9/y     140 vs. 176    0.53 0.34-0.83     0.006                       univariate

Obermair et al.223,a 2003

Residual tumour ≤ 2 cm

du Bois et al.211,a       2005  IIB-IV  ≥ 12/y vs. 1-11/y    244 vs. 108    1.27 0.78-2.06     0.333                       univariate
                                I-IV    > 10/y vs. ≤ 10/y    NA             1.92 1.90-1.94     < 0.05                      multivariate
Olaitan et al.224,a       2001  III     10-19/y vs. ≤ 9/y    154 vs. 176    1.14 0.72-1.80     0.585                       univariate
                                III     ≥ 20/y vs. ≤ 9/y     140 vs. 176    0.85 0.53-1.34     0.473                       univariate
Obermair et al.223,a 2003

Obermair et al.223,a 2003

a study included in the systematic review published by du Bois et al. 2009) 209, CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, NA data not available.

Table 5. Original studies evaluating the impact of physician volume on survival

Authorreference           Year  FIGO    Physician volume        N                 Survival analysis
                                stage                                             HR 95% CI
Woodman et al.225,a       1997  I-IV    ≥ 6/2y vs. 1-5/2y       504 vs. 92        1.19 0.86-1.65                           p-value       Type of analysis
Elit et al.210,a          2002  I-IV    3-9/y vs. 1-2/y         1,017 vs. 1,292   1.13 0.98-1.30                           0.37          multivariate
Elit et al.210,a          2002  I-IV    ≥ 10/y vs. 1-2/y        843 vs. 1,292     1.00 0.86-1.15                           > 0.05        multivariate
Schrag et al.112,a        2006  III-IV  4-19/8y vs. 1-3/8y      614 vs. 1,044     0.93 0.84-1.04                           > 0.05        multivariate
Schrag et al.112,a        2006  III-IV  20-61/8y vs. 1.3/8y     573 vs. 1,044     0.87 0.77-0.98                           > 0.05        univariate
Vernooij et al.220        2009  III     > 12/y vs. ≤ 6/y        100 vs. 510       0.7 0.5-1.0                              0.03          multivariate
Elit et al.217            2008  I-IV    3-9 vs. ≥ 10/y          403 vs. 496       0.73 0.62-0.86                           > 0.05        multivariate
Elit et al.217            2008  I-IV    1-2/y ≥ 10/y            425 vs. 496       0.92 0.79-1.06                           < 0.05        univariate
                                                                                                                           > 0.05        univariate

a study included in the systematic review published by du Bois et al. 2009) 209, CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio.

Table 6. Original studies evaluating the impact of physician volume on surgical outcome

Authorreference           Year  FIGO Physician volume      N Survival analysis
                                stage                                              HR/OR 95% CI p-value Type of analysis

Comprehensive surgical care     I-IV 2-9/y vs. 1/y
                                I-IV ≥ 10/y vs. 1/y
Goff et al.227,a          2007                             1,944 vs. 2,165  1.35  1.15-1.58    < 0.05                      multivariate
                                III 7-12/y vs. ≤ 6/y       4,468 vs. 2,165  1.57  1.34-1.85    < 0.05                      multivariate
Goff et al.227,a          2007  III > 12/y vs. ≤ 6/y

Residual tumour ≤ 1 cm                                     192 vs. 217      1.6   1.1-2.5      < 0.05 multivariate
    Vernooij et al.220 2009

Vernooij et al.220 2009                                    44 vs. 217       2.8   1.4-5.7      < 0.05 multivariate

a study included in the systematic review published by du Bois et al. 2009) 209, CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, OR odd ratio.

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