Craniotomy for Resection of Pediatric Brain Tumors in the United States, 1988 to 2000: Effects of Provider Caseloads and Progressive Centralization and Specialization of Care

Neurosurgery

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 553-565

  Smith, Edward R ^a   Butler, William E ^a   Barker II, Fred G ^a,b   Pollack, Ian F ^c   Sutton, Leslie N ^c   Ellenbogen, Richard G ^c   McComb, J Gordon ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Centralization; Craniotomy; Mortality rate; Pediatric brain neoplasms; Specialization; Volume outcome relationship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SURGEON; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542376256     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000108421.69822.67     Document Type: Article

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