Volume-outcome relationship in neurotrauma care

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 687-693

  Clement, R Carter ^a,b   Carr, Brendan G ^c,d   Kallan, Michael J ^d   Wolff, Catherine ^d   Reilly, Patrick M ^e   Malhotra, Neil R ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c John Hopkins Medical Instituitions   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania ^*  (United States)

^f HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Center size; Cost; Neurotrauma; Traumatic brain injury; Volume outcome relationship

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURVIVAL;

COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874589453     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.10.JNS12682     Document Type: Article

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