Defining the minimum hospital case-load to achieve optimum outcomes in radical cystectomy

BJU International

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 806-810

  McCabe, John E ^a   Jibawi, Abdullah ^a   Javle, Pradip ^a  

^a LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HES data; Radical cystectomy; Urological cancer; Volume outcome relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYSTECTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT CANCER; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

AGED; CYSTECTOMY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 25844458440     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05717.x     Document Type: Article

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