Open AccessTrends in Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality for High-Risk Surgery
Author(s) -
Jonathan F. Finks,
Nicholas H. Osborne,
John D. Birkmeyer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmsa1010705
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid endarterectomy , surgery , esophagectomy , abdominal aortic aneurysm , general surgery , aneurysm , esophageal cancer , cancer , carotid arteries
There were numerous efforts in the United States during the previous decade to concentrate selected surgical procedures in high-volume hospitals. It remains unknown whether referral patterns for high-risk surgery have changed as a result and how operative mortality has been affected.
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