Relation of Surgeon and Hospital Volume to Processes and Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Annals of SurgeryPublished 18 November 2006Open access
Selwyn O. Rogers, Robert Wolf, Alan M. Zaslavsky, William E. Wright, John Z. Ayanian
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Greater surgeon and hospital volumes were associated with improved outcomes for patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer.
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Greater surgeon and hospital volumes were associated with improved outcomes for patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer. Further study of processes that led to these differences may improve the quality of colorectal cancer care.
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