Original paper

Are minimum volume standards appropriate for lung and esophageal surgery?

Volume: 155, Issue: 6, Pages: 2683 - 2694.e1
Published: Jun 1, 2018
Abstract
Several medical systems have adopted minimum volume standards for surgical procedures, including lung and esophageal resection. We sought to determine whether these proposed hospital cutoffs are associated with differences in outcomes.Analyzing the State Inpatient Databases and Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, we evaluated all patients (aged ≥ 18 years) who underwent...
Paper Details
Title
Are minimum volume standards appropriate for lung and esophageal surgery?
Published Date
Jun 1, 2018
Volume
155
Issue
6
Pages
2683 - 2694.e1
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