Surgery residency training programmes have greater impact on outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy than hospital volume or surgeon frequency

HPB

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-72

  Clark, Whalen ^a   Hernandez, Jonathan ^a   McKeon, Bri Anne ^a   Kahn, Alyssa ^a   Morton, Connor ^a   Toomey, Paul ^a   Mullinax, John ^a   Ross, Sharona ^a   Rosemurgy, Alexander ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hospital volume; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Residency; Surgeon frequency; Training centre

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 75449108159     PISSN: 1365182X     EISSN: 14772574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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