Carotid artery stenting in the nation: The influence of hospital and physician volume on outcomes

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-94

  Vogel, Todd R ^a   Dombrovskiy, Viktor Y ^a   Graham, Alan M ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenting; Complications; Outcomes analysis; Volume analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY STENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STENT; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76049115792     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574409354653     Document Type: Article

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