Volume Doesn’t Rule: No Link Between Hospital Case Load and Outcomes in Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for Carcinomatosis

In a study covering 5165 cases across 149 hospitals, ranging from low to high volume, no significant differences emerged in post-operative outcomes, including morbidity, mortality, length of stay, readmissions, or total cost. These findings challenge the notion that hospital volume influences patient outcomes in HIPEC procedures for peritoneal carcinomatosis, suggesting comparable results across academic medical centers with HIPEC programs.