A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between hospital/surgeon volume and outcome for radical cystectomy: An update for the ongoing debate

European Urology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 775-783

  Goossens Laan, Catharina A ^a   Gooiker, Gea A ^b   Van Gijn, Willem ^b   Post, Piet N ^c   Bosch, J L H Ruud ^a   Kil, Paul J M ^d   Wouters, Michel W J M ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO   (Netherlands)

^d CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^e ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Cystectomy; Hospital volume; Meta analysis; Surgeon volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CYSTECTOMY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79953243046     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.01.037     Document Type: Review

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