Should older patients be selectively referred to high-volume centers for abdominal aortic surgery?

Vascular

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-56

  Dimick, Justin B ^b   Pronovost, Peter J ^b   Cowan Jr , John A ^a   Wainess, Reid M ^b   Upchurch Jr , Gilbert R ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Endovascular repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; AGE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; WORKLOAD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 3543049463     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmvasc.12.1.51     Document Type: Article

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