Case volume does not correlate with outcome after cerebral aneurysm clipping: A nationwide study in Japan

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 95-100

  Hattori, Naoyuki ^a   Katayama, Yoichi ^a   Abe, Takumi ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Case volume; Cerebral aneurysm; Clipping; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM CLIP; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; JAPAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANKIN SCALE; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; JAPAN; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947690776     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: 13498029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.47.95     Document Type: Article

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