Radical prostatectomy: A systematic review of the impact of hospital and surgeon volume on patient outcome

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 24-29

  Wilson, Ailsa ^a   Marlow, Nicholas E ^b   Maddern, Guy J ^a,b   Barraclough, Bruce ^c   Collier, Neil A ^d   Dickinson, Ian C ^e   Fawcett, Jonathon ^f   Graham, John C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

^c NSW Clinical Excellence Commission   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g St Vincent's Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Centralized hospital services; Health services needs and demand; Prostatectomy; Referral and consultation; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTATECTOMY; STATISTICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CENTRALIZED HOSPITAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 76349098895     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05172.x     Document Type: Article

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