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Volume alone should not be used as a marker of quality for patients requiring HPB procedures. Considering the complexity of the issue of improving HPB outcomes, and the non-linear relationship of simple volume statistics, the AHPBA Caribbean Chapter now suggest that it is time to retire the term “high volume centers”, and to replace it with the more accurate designation of “high quality centers”.

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