Microvascular Decompression Surgery in the United States, 1996 to 2000: Mortality Rates, Morbidity Rates, and the Effects of Hospital and Surgeon Volumes
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- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery
- Vol. 52 (6) , 1251-1262
- https://doi.org/10.1227/01.neu.0000065129.25359.ee
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. Microvascular decompression (MVD) is associated with low mortality and morbidity rates at specialized centers, but many MVD procedures are peKeywords
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