Volume and outcome in rectal cancer surgery: The importance of quality management

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-206

  Hohenberger, Werner ^a   Merkel, Susanne ^a   Hermanek, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Long term outcome; Quality management; Rectal carcinoma; Short term outcome; Surgeon volume; TME (Total mesorectal excision) surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM RESECTION; RECURRENT CANCER; SURGEON; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879506845     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-012-1596-2     Document Type: Article

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