protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06389890, orgStudyIdInfo id: PaSuTE, briefTitle: Pancreatic Surgery - Optimal Caseload Thresholds and Predictive Accuracy, acronym: PaSuT, statusModule overallStatus: COMPLETED, startDateStruct date: 2010-01-01, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2019-12-31, completionDateStruct date: 2019-12-31, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-04-29, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-04-29, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Richard Hunger, class: OTHER, collaborators name: Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane, descriptionModule briefSummary: The main objective of the study is to identify the optimal annual number of cases in a hospital with regard to minimising hospital mortality in pancreatic surgery. In particular, the prognostic value of such case numbers will be analysed., conditionsModule conditions: Volume-Outcome Relationship in Pancreatic Surgery, designModule studyType: OBSERVATIONAL, designInfo observationalModel: COHORT, timePerspective: RETROSPECTIVE, enrollmentInfo count: 80000, type: ACTUAL, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Pancreatic resection procedure, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: In-hospital mortality, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 18 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule, hasResults: False