Organisation and early outcomes of major upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery in Denmark 1996-2004

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-45

  Jensen, Lone S ^a   Bendixen, A ^b   Kehlet, H ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Sundhedsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer surgery; Esophageal cancer; Gastric cancer; Hospital mortality; Length of stay; Outcomes; Pancreatic cancer; Surgery; Volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GASTRECTOMY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947652097     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690709600108     Document Type: Article

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