Surgical volume impacts bariatric surgery mortality: A case for centers of excellence

Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 736-743

  Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^a   Rogers, Ann M ^a   Barrus, Bryan ^a   Wadiwala, Irfan ^a   Cooney, Robert N ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DATA BASE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THERAPY EFFECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PENNSYLVANIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53949094124     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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