Open AccessHospital and Surgeon Selection for Medicare Beneficiaries With Stage II/III Rectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Catherine Chioreso,
Xiang Gao,
Irena GribovskajaRupp,
Chi Lin,
Marcia M. Ward,
Mary C. Schroeder,
Charles F. Lynch,
Elizabeth A. Chrischilles,
Mary E. Charlton
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000003673
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , logistic regression , epidemiology , rural area , odds ratio , cancer , general surgery , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , pathology , paleontology , biology
To determine factors associated with rectal cancer surgery performed at high-volume hospitals (HVHs) and by high-volume surgeons (HVSs), including the roles of rurality and diagnostic colonoscopy provider characteristics.