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Effect of hospital volume on in-hospital mortality with pancreaticoduodenectomy ☆ ☆☆ ★
John D. Birkmeyer,Samuel R.G. Finlayson,Anna N. A. Tosteson,Sandra M. Sharp,Andrew L. Warshaw,Elliott S. Fisher +5 more
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Although volume-outcome relationships have been reported for many complex surgical procedures, hospital experience is particularly important with pancreaticoduodenectomy, and patients considering this procedure should be given the option of care at a high-volume referral center.About:
This article is published in Surgery.The article was published on 1999-03-01. It has received 478 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mortality rate.read more
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Is volume related to outcome in health care? A systematic review and methodologic critique of the literature
TL;DR: A systematic review of the research evidence linking volume and outcome in health care is conducted, to summarize and describe the methodologic rigor of the existing literature, and to highlight the research and policy implications of these findings.
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2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
L. David Hillis,Peter K. Smith,John A. Bittl,Charles R. Bridges,John G. Byrne,Joaquin E. Cigarroa,Verdi J. DiSesa,Loren F. Hiratzka,Adolph M. Hutter,Michael E. Jessen,Ellen C. Keeley,Stephen J. Lahey,Richard A. Lange,Martin J. London,Michael J. Mack,Manesh R. Patel,John D. Puskas,Joseph F. Sabik,Ola A. Selnes,David M. Shahian,Jeffrey C. Trost,Michael D. Winniford,Alice K. Jacobs,Jeffrey L. Anderson,Nancy M. Albert,Mark A. Creager,Steven M. Ettinger,Robert A. Guyton,Jonathan L. Halperin,Judith S. Hochman,Frederick G. Kushner,E. Magnus Ohman,William G. Stevenson,Clyde W. Yancy +33 more
TL;DR: The current and former chairs and vice-chairs of the FACC are: David Hillis, MD, FACC, Chair, Peter K. Smith,MD, F ACC, Vice Chair*, and Ola Selnes, PhD, PhD.
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Rates of complications and death after pancreaticoduodenectomy: risk factors and the impact of hospital volume.
Dirk J. Gouma,Rutger C. I. van Geenen,Thomas M. van Gulik,Rob J. de Haan,Laurens Th de Wit,Olivier R. Busch,Huug Obertop +6 more
TL;DR: The overall death rate after pancreaticoduodenectomy did not decrease significantly during the period, and it was greater in low-volume hospitals and older patients, while the lower death and complication rates in high- volume hospitals were similar to those reported in other countries and may be due to better prevention and management of complications.
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2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
L. David Hillis,Peter K. Smith,Jeffrey L. Anderson,John A. Bittl,Charles R. Bridges,John G. Byrne,Joaquin E. Cigarroa,Verdi J. DiSesa,Loren F. Hiratzka,Adolph M. Hutter,Michael E. Jessen,Ellen C. Keeley,Stephen J. Lahey,Richard A. Lange,Martin J. London,Michael J. Mack,Manesh R. Patel,John D. Puskas,Joseph F. Sabik,Ola A. Selnes,David M. Shahian,Jeffrey C. Trost,Michael D. Winniford,Alice K. Jacobs,Nancy M. Albert,Mark A. Creager,Steven M. Ettinger,Robert A. Guyton,Jonathan L. Halperin,Judith S. Hochman,Frederick G. Kushner,E. Magnus Ohman,William G. Stevenson,Clyde W. Yancy,David R. Holmes,John C. Lewin,Janet S. Wright,Charlene May,Erin A. Barrett,Lisa Bradfield,Debjani Mukherjee,Sue Keller,Maria Koinis,Ralph L. Sacco,Nancy J. Brown,Rose Marie Robertson,Gayle R. Whitman,Cheryl L. Perkins +47 more
TL;DR: Alice K. Jacobs,MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, F ACC, FAH, Chair-Elect Nancy Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN,FAHA, chair-Elect.
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