Surgeon volume and elective resection for colon cancer: An analysis of outcomes and use of laparoscopy

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 218, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1223-1230

  Damle, Rachelle N ^a   Macomber, Christopher W ^a   Flahive, Julie M ^a   Davids, Jennifer S ^a   Sweeney, W Brian ^a   Sturrock, Paul R ^a   Maykel, Justin A ^a   Santry, Heena P ^a   Alavi, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84901192007     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.01.057     Document Type: Article

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