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Influence of Surgeon Experience, Hospital Volume, and Specialty Designation on Outcomes in Pediatric Surgery
Author(s) -
Jarod P. McAteer,
Cabrini A. LaRiviere,
George T. Drugas,
Fizan Abdullah,
Keith T. Oldham,
Adam B. Goldin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.25
Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , specialty , medline , pediatric surgeon , pediatric surgery , general surgery , surgery , family medicine , political science , law
Analyses of volume-outcome relationships in adult surgery have found that hospital and physician characteristics affect patient outcomes, such as length of stay, hospital charges, complications, and mortality. Similar investigations in children's surgical specialties are fewer in number, and their conclusions are less clear.

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