Are complication rates for elective primary total hip arthroplasty in Ontario related to surgeon and hospital volumes? A preliminary investigation

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 431-437

  Kreder, Hans J ^a,b,c   Williams, Jack I ^a,c   Jaglal, Susan ^a,c   Hu, Richard ^a,d   Axcell, Tami ^a,b   Stephen, David ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; ONTARIO; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0031742004     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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