Abstract: The Impact of Hospital Volume on Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Ventral Hernia Repair: An Analysis with National Policy Implications
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INTRODUCTION: There is a growing interest in identifying provider and hospital characteristics associated with improved patient outcomes for surgical procedures. Increased operative volume has been associated with benefits in patient centric and economic outcomes for a variety of surgical procedures. In ventral hernia repair, however, there has been a paucity of studies assessing the association between procedure volume and patient outcomes. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the associations between elective hospital ventral hernia repair procedure volume and patient outcomes, including both clinical and economic outcomes.
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دوره 5 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017