Surgeon volume for percutaneous nephrolithotomy is associated with medical costs and length of hospital stay: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 915-921

  Huang, Wei Yi ^a,b   Wu, Shiao Chi ^a   Chen, Yu Fen ^a,c,d   Lan, Chung Fu ^a   Hsieh, Ju Ton ^e   Huang, Kuo How ^e  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Ministry of Health and Welfare   (Taiwan)

^c Kang Ning Junior College of Medical Care and Management   (Taiwan)

^d Taipei City Nurses' Association   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TAIWAN; UROLITHIASIS;

ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; TAIWAN; UROLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84905281406     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2014.0003     Document Type: Article

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