Provider volume and long-term outcome after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 666-672

  Holt, P J E ^a   Karthikesalingam, A ^a   Hofman, D ^a   Poloniecki, J D ^a   Hinchliffe, R J ^a   Loftus, I M ^a   Thompson, M M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84859625033     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8696     Document Type: Article

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