High volume improves outcomes: The argument for centralization of rectal cancer surgery.

Aquina, Christopher T

High volume improves outcomes: The argument for centralization of rectal cancer surgery. [electronic resource] - Surgery Mar 2016 - 736-48 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

1532-7361

10.1016/j.surg.2015.09.021 doi


Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cause of Death
Centralized Hospital Services--organization & administration
Colectomy--methods
Databases, Factual
Disease-Free Survival
Elective Surgical Procedures--statistics & numerical data
Emergency Treatment--statistics & numerical data
Female
Hospitals, High-Volume
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New York
Prognosis
Program Evaluation
Quality Improvement
Rectal Neoplasms--mortality
Rectum--surgery
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Survival Rate