The relationship between case volume, care quality, and outcomes of complex cancer surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 211, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 601-608

  Auerbach, Andrew D ^a   Maselli, Judith ^b   Carter, Jonathan ^a   Pekow, Penelope S ^c,d   Lindenauer, Peter K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; DATA BASE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PATIENT CARE; PELVIS SURGERY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78049403850     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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