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Item Temporal and Geographic Trends and Outcomes of Surgical Procedures for Diseases of the Pancreas in New York State(Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Theses, 2016) Nair, Abhishek Anil '16Aim: Pancreatic resection is performed for a wide range of malignant (e.g., pancreatic cancer) and non-malignant indications (e.g., traumatic injury and cysts).This research aims to determine the volume-outcome relationship between hospital volume and surgeon volume with in-hospital mortality as well as to determine the temporal trends in utilization of the three most commonly used pancreatectomy procedures (Whipple, distal pancreatectomy and total pancreatectomy). The study also indirectly determines the regionalization of pancreatectomy procedures in New York State.