The volume-outcome relationship in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A population-based study using propensity score matching

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3139-3145

  Shi, Hon Yi ^a   Lee, King Teh ^a,b   Chiu, Chong Chi ^c,d,e   Lee, Hao Hsien ^c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hospital volume; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Outcome; Surgeon volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; TAIWAN;

AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84885033730     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-013-2867-x     Document Type: Article

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