Effect of subspecialty training and volume on outcome after pediatric inguinal hernia repair

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-80

  Borenstein, Steven H ^a   To, Teresa ^a,b,c   Wajja, Anne ^b   Langer, Jacob C ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Population based; Recurrence; Volume outcome relationship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEWBORN; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; SURGERY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 12444252202     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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