Specialization and utilization after hepatectomy in academic medical centers

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 433-440

  Shaw, Joshua J ^a   Santry, Heena P ^a   Shah, Shimul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Hepatectomy; Outcomes; Specialty; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SURGERY; LIVER TUMOR; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

COST; HEPATECTOMY; OUTCOMES; SPECIALTY; UTILIZATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEPATECTOMY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 84886720975     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.04.072     Document Type: Article

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