Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States
Top Cited Papers
Open Access
- 11 April 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 346 (15) , 1128-1137
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa012337
Abstract
Although numerous studies suggest that there is an inverse relation between hospital volume of surgical procedures and surgical mortality, the relative importance of hospital volume in various surgical procedures is disputed.Keywords
This publication has 26 references indexed in Scilit:
- Volume standards for high-risk surgical procedures: Potential benefits of the Leapfrog initiativeSurgery, 2001
- Invited commentary: Surgeons, not General Motors, should set standards for surgical careSurgery, 2001
- Invited commentary: Volume standards for high-risk operations: An American College of Surgeons' viewSurgery, 2001
- Selective Referral to High-Volume HospitalsJAMA, 2000
- Impact of Hospital Volume on Operative Mortality for Major Cancer SurgeryJAMA, 1998
- Statewide quality improvement initiatives and mortality after cardiac surgeryPublished by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1997
- Operative mortality rates for intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in Michigan: An eleven-year statewide experienceJournal of Vascular Surgery, 1994
- Investigation of the relationship between volume and mortality for surgical procedures performed in New York State hospitalsJAMA, 1989
- Does Practice Make Perfect?Medical Care, 1984
- Should Operations Be Regionalized?New England Journal of Medicine, 1979