Is there a "july effect" for head and neck cancer surgery?

Patrick T. Hennessey, Howard W. Francis, Christine Gourin

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Objectives/Hypothesis A "July effect" of increased complications when new trainees begin residency has been reported widely by the media. We sought to determine the effect of admission month on in-hospital mortality, complications, length of hospitalization, and costs for patients undergoing head and neck cancer (HNCA) surgery. Study Design Retrospective cross-sectional study. Methods Discharge data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 48,263 patients who underwent an ablative procedure for a malignant oral cavity, laryngeal, hypopharyngeal, or oropharyngeal neoplasm in 2005 to 2008 were analyzed using cross-tabulations and multivariate regression modeling. Results There were 3,812 cases admitted in July (8%). July admission was significantly associated with Medicaid (RRR 1.40, P = 0.011) or self-pay payor status (RRR 1.40, P = 0.022), medium hospital bed size (RRR 1.63, P = 0.033) and large hospital bed size (RRR 1.73, P = 0.013). There was no association between July admission and other patient or hospital demographic characteristics. Major procedures and comorbidity were significantly associated with in-hospital death, surgical and medical complications, length of hospitalization, and costs, but no association was found for July admission, July through September discharge, or teaching hospital status and short-term morbidity or mortality. Teaching hospitals and large hospital bed size were predictors of increased length of hospitalization and costs; and private, for profit hospitals were additionally associated with increased costs. No interaction between July admission and teaching hospitals was found for any of the outcome variables studied. Conclusions These data do not support evidence of a "July effect" or an increase in morbidity or mortality at teaching hospitals providing HNCA surgical care. Level of Evidence 2c. Laryngoscope, 123:1889-1895, 2013

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1889-1895
Number of pages7
JournalLaryngoscope
Volume123
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2013

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Hospital Bed Capacity
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Teaching Hospitals
Costs and Cost Analysis
Hospitalization
Proprietary Hospitals
Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms
Morbidity
Laryngoscopes
Laryngeal Neoplasms
Mortality
Patient Admission
Medicaid
Internship and Residency
Hospital Mortality
Mouth
Comorbidity
Inpatients
Retrospective Studies

Keywords

  • complications
  • costs
  • July effect
  • Nationwide Inpatient Sample
  • neoplasm
  • surgery
  • teaching hospitals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Otorhinolaryngology

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Is there a "july effect" for head and neck cancer surgery? / Hennessey, Patrick T.; Francis, Howard W.; Gourin, Christine.

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Hennessey, PT, Francis, HW & Gourin, C 2013, 'Is there a "july effect" for head and neck cancer surgery?', Laryngoscope, vol. 123, no. 8, pp. 1889-1895. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.23884
Hennessey PT, Francis HW, Gourin C. Is there a "july effect" for head and neck cancer surgery? Laryngoscope. 2013 Aug;123(8):1889-1895. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.23884
Hennessey, Patrick T. ; Francis, Howard W. ; Gourin, Christine. / Is there a "july effect" for head and neck cancer surgery?. In: Laryngoscope. 2013 ; Vol. 123, No. 8. pp. 1889-1895.
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