National trends in resection of the distal pancreas

Figure 1 Yearly percentage of laparoscopic utilization in distal pancreas resection by both Nationwide Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Project. NIS: Nationwide Inpatient Sample; NSQIP: National Surgical Quality Improvement Project.

Figure 2 Median length of stay by approach. Bars represent interquartile ranges. NIS: Nationwide Inpatient Sample; NSQIP: National Surgical Quality Improvement Project.

Figure 3 Median cost of procedures by approach (Nationwide Inpatient Sample, P = 0. 02). Bars represent interquartile ranges.

Figure 4 Percentage of distal pancreas procedures performed by high volume hospitals.