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A systematic review of the impact of volume of surgery and specialization on patient outcome
British journal of surgery · 2007 · Vol. 94(2) · pp. 145–161
Moti Chowdhury✉(Great Ormond Street Hospital)Haitham Dagash(Great Ormond Street Hospital)Agostino Pierro(Great Ormond Street Hospital)
Abstract
High surgeon volume and specialization are associated with improved patient outcome, while high hospital volume is of limited benefit.
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersPelvic and Acetabular InjuriesMedicineObservational studyOutcome (game theory)SurgeryVolume (thermodynamics)General surgeryInternal medicine
MeSH terms
Clinical CompetenceEpidemiologic MethodsHumansSpecialties, SurgicalSurgical Procedures, OperativeWorkloadTreatment OutcomeOutcome Assessment, Health Care
Citations
595
FWCI
17.31
field-weighted impact
References
195
Percentile
99%
vs. same field & year
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