Impact of hospital volume on outcomes for pancreaticoduodenectomy: A single UK HPB centre experience

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 734-738

  Mukherjee, S ^a   Kocher, H M ^a   Hutchins, R R ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a   Abraham, A T ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer outcome guidelines (COG); Length of stay; Morbidity; Mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; PANCREAS FISTULA; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349218378     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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