Association of Discretionary Hospital Volume Standards for High-risk Cancer Surgery With Patient Outcomes and Access, 2005-2016 | Zendy

Kyle H. Sheetz | Zendy; Karan R. Chhabra | Zendy; Margaret E. Smith | Zendy; Justin B. Dimick | Zendy; Hari Nathan | Zendy

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Association of Discretionary Hospital Volume Standards for High-risk Cancer Surgery With Patient Outcomes and Access, 2005-2016

Author(s) -

Kyle H. Sheetz,

Karan R. Chhabra,

Margaret E. Smith,

Justin B. Dimick,

Hari Nathan

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.3017

Subject(s) - medicine , cancer surgery , cancer , medline , general surgery , emergency medicine , political science , law

Various clinical societies and patient advocacy organizations continue to encourage minimum volume standards at hospitals that perform certain high-risk operations. Although many clinicians and quality and safety experts believe this can improve outcomes, the extent to which hospitals have responded to these discretionary standards remains unclear.

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