Centralization of esophageal cancer surgery: Does it improve clinical outcome?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1789-1798

  Wouters, M W J M ^a,f   Karim Kos, H E ^b   Le Cessie, S ^a,b   Wijnhoven, B P L ^c   Stassen, L P S ^d   Steup, W H ^e   Tilanus, H W ^c   Tollenaar, R A E M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum West   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CENTRALIZATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649185557     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-009-0458-9     Document Type: Article

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