Impact of surgeon and hospital ovarian cancer surgical case volume on in-hospital mortality and related short-term outcomes

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 334-338

  Bristow, Robert E ^a   Zahurak, Marianna L ^a   Diaz Montes, Teresa P ^a   Giuntoli, Robert L ^a   Armstrong, Deborah K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centralization of care; Ovarian cancer; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARIECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449129745     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.08.025     Document Type: Article

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