Quality improvement of pancreatic surgery by centralization in the Western Part of the Netherlands

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1821-1829

  Gooiker, Gea A ^a   Van Der Geest, Lydia G M ^b   Wouters, Michel W J M ^a   Vonk, Marieke ^a   Karsten, Tom M ^c   Tollenaar, Rob A E M ^a   Bonsing, Bert A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum West   (Netherlands)

^c REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC CENTER; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRALIZATION; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NONTEACHING HOSPITAL; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 80051545920     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1511-4     Document Type: Article

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