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Trends in Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality for High-Risk Surgery

2011; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 364; Issue: 22 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmsa1010705

1533-4406

Jonathan F. Finks, Nicholas H. Osborne, John D. Birkmeyer,

Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment

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.