Volume and outcome in colorectal cancer surgery

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Van Gijn, W ^a   Gooiker, G A ^a   Wouters, M W J M ^a,c   Post, P N ^b   Tollenaar, R A E M ^a   Van De Velde, C J H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO   (Netherlands)

^c ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Case mix; Colorectal cancer; High volume hospitals; High volume surgeons; Quality assurance; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIANS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955665710     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.06.027     Document Type: Article

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