Volume-outcome relationships in vascular surgery: The current status

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 356-365

  Karthikesalingam, Alan ^a   Hinchliffe, Robert J ^a   Loftus, Ian M ^a   Thompson, Matt M ^a   Holt, Peter J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Bypass surgery; Carotid endarterectomy; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Hospital volume; Lower extremity stenosis; Outcome analysis; Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm; Surgeon workload; Thoracic aortic aneurysm; Thoracic endovascular aortic repair; Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; DIABETIC FOOT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR SURGERY; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LEG; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; WORKLOAD;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CENTRALIZED HOSPITAL SERVICES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77956310635     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/10-3035.1     Document Type: Article

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