Defining the type of surgeon volume that influences the outcomes for open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1599-1604

  Modrall, J Gregory ^a,b   Rosero, Eric B ^a,b   Chung, Jayer ^b   Arko III, Frank R ^b   Valentine, R James ^b   Clagett, G Patrick ^b   Timaran, Carlos H ^a,b  

^a VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA SURGERY; AORTOBIFEMORAL BYPASS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMORAL POPLITEAL BYPASS; FEMORAL TIBIAL BYPASS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OPEN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON VOLUME; VASCULAR SURGERY; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955198445     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.05.103     Document Type: Article

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