Impact of Hospital and Surgeon Volume on Mortality and Complications After Prostatectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-163

  Alibhai, Shabbir M H ^a,b,c   Leach, Marc ^a   Tomlinson, George ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

decision support techniques; mortality; postoperative complications; prostate; prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; VASCULAR DISEASE; WOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 44649186810     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.03.040     Document Type: Article

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