Journal article
Hospital procedure volume and teaching status do not influence treatment and outcome measures of rectal cancer surgery in a large general population
Abstract
A clear benefit of increased hospital procedure volume or teaching hospital status on outcomes of rectal cancer surgery has yet to be shown. Few have examined treatment differences that may lead to varying outcomes. This study assessed the impact of hospital procedure volume and teaching status on both treatment and outcome measures of rectal cancer surgery in a large general population. Data were obtained for 1072 incident cases of rectal …
Authors
Simunovic M; To T; Baxter N; Balshem A; Ross E; Cohen Z; McLeod R; Engstrom P; Sigurdson E
Journal
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 324–330
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2000
DOI
10.1016/s1091-255x(00)80083-9
ISSN
1091-255X