Effect of surgeon on outcome of antireflux surgery

BackgroundWe sought to determine whether subjective outcomes one or more years after antireflux surgery are affected by the operating surgeon.MethodsWe reviewed records of patients who had antireflux surgery from June 2000 to June 2002 and mailed the patients a 19-item survey that focused on current medication use, postoperative symptom improvement, and satisfaction with surgery. We tested the significance of predictor variables using …