Studies have shown that the number of surgeries a surgeon performs is an important factor to achieving optimal clinical results. Endocrine surgeons who performed greater than 100 cases per year were able to attain the lowest complication rates and achieved the shorter hospital length of stays. Likewise, surgeons who preformed less than 20 endocrine procedures per year resulted in poorer surgical results.

 

The chart below shows the number of adrenalectomy procedures UW Health endocrine surgeons performed annually.

 

• Vertical axis: Number of procedures
• Horizontal axis: Year

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
UW Health	16	18	22	19	21	25	32	24	30	38	32	34