Does Volume Directly Affect Outcome in Vascular Surgical Procedures?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 386-389

  Holt, P J E ^a   Michaels, J A ^b  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CENTRALIZED HOSPITAL SERVICES; DATABASES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34548647158     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.06.013     Document Type: Editorial

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