Hierarchical multilevel analysis of increased caseload volume and postoperative outcome after elective colorectal surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1531-1538

  Burns, E M ^a   Bottle, A ^b   Almoudaris, A M ^a   Mamidanna, R ^a   Aylin, P ^b   Darzi, A ^a   Nicholls, R J ^a   Faiz, O D ^a,c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONSULTATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; WORKLOAD;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84883483589     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9264     Document Type: Article

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