Directing surgical quality improvement initiatives: Comparison of perioperative mortality and long-term survival for cancer surgery

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 28, 2008, Pages 4626-4633

  Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a   Bentrem, David J ^a   Feinglass, Joseph M ^a   Stewart, Andrew K ^a   Winchester, David P ^a   Talamonti, Mark S ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER RESECTION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECTUM CANCER; STOMACH CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 53749101312     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.15.6356     Document Type: Article

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