Does Volume Matter? The Effect of Trauma Surgeons’ Caseload on Mortality

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 829-834

  Sava, Jack ^a   Kennedy, Susan ^a   Jordan, Marion ^a   Wang, Dennis ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caseload; High volume; Low volume; Mortality; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGERY; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURGERY; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; WORKLOAD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0037665038     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000063002.12062.21     Document Type: Article

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