The British journal of surgery
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Br J Surg
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Service reorganization to concentrate complex vascular services in hospitals with high caseload volume aims to reduce mortality and complication rates. The present study assessed the relationship between caseload volume and outcome for iliac artery angioplasty and stenting in England using a routinely available national data set (Hospital Episode Statistics, HES). ⋯ There was no association between the outcomes of endovascular iliac artery intervention and centre volume, but outcomes were significantly worse with increasing age and female sex.