Is Illinois heeding the call to regionalize pancreatic surgery?

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 685-691

  Hayman, Amanda V ^a   Fisher, Matthew J ^a   Kluz, Thomas ^a   Merkow, Ryan P ^a   Wang, Edward C ^a   Bentrem, David J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

pancreatic cancer; pancreatic resection; regionalization; selective referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84878305353     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.23310     Document Type: Article

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