Impact of hospital volume on outcomes in acute pancreatitis: A study using a nationwide administrative database

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 148-155

  Hamada, Tsuyoshi ^a   Yasunaga, Hideo ^b   Nakai, Yousuke ^a   Isayama, Hiroyuki ^a   Horiguchi, Hiromasa ^c   Fushimi, Kiyohide ^d   Koike, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Database; Hospital volume; Mortality

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CONTINUOUS HEMODIAFILTRATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; ICD-10; JAPANESE SEVERITY SCORING SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST DRAINAGE; PERCUTANEOUS ABSCESS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PANCREATITIS; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84893267327     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-013-0888-9     Document Type: Article

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