Effect of centralization of pancreaticoduodenectomy on nationwide hospital mortality and length of stay

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1377-1381

  Topal, B ^a   Van De Sande, S ^b   Fieuws, S ^a   Penninckx, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Tederaal Kenniscentrum Voor de Gezondheidszorg   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CENTRALIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

BELGIUM; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36349035102     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5861     Document Type: Article

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