Volume- or outcome-based referral to improve quality of care for esophageal cancer surgery in The Netherlands

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 481-487

  Wouters, M W J M ^a   Krijnen, P ^c   Le Cessie, S ^a,c   Gooiker, G A ^a   Guicherit, O R ^b   Marinelli, A W K S ^b   Kievit, J ^a   Tollenaar, R A E M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c Integraal Kankercentrum West   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; Hospitals; Outcomes assessment; Referral; Review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CANCER CENTER; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

BENCHMARKING; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVAL RATE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67049137554     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21191     Document Type: Article

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