The relationship between hospital volume and outcome of gastrointestinal cancer surgery in Korea

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 116-123

  Kim, Chul Gyu ^a   Kwak, Eun Kyung ^b   Lee, Sang Il ^c  

^a Chongju University   (South Korea)

^b Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

colorectal resection; esophagectomy; gastrectomy; in hospital mortality; pancreatic resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959945837     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21946     Document Type: Article

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