Colon
Cancer Surgery Volume At Individual Hospitals.
California
Hospitals.
Florida
Hospitals.
Iowa
Hospitals.
Maryland
Hospitals.
Massachusetts
Hospitals.
New
Jersey Hospitals.
New
York Hospitals.
Pennsylvania
Hospitals.
Virginia
Hospitals.
Wisconsin
Hospitals.
Washington
State Hospitals.
Research Showing
a Correlation Between Higher Volume of Colon Cancer Surgery and
Better Patient Outcomes.
Methodology.
Research
Showing a Correlation Between Higher Volume of Colon Cancer Surgery
and Better Patient Outcomes.
Hannan
et al., The Influence of Hospital and Surgeon Volume
on In-Hospital Mortality for Colectomy, Gastrectomy, and Lung
Lobectomy in Patients with Cancer (National
Library of Medicine's Medline abstract) Surgery, vol 131(1):
6-15, January 2002.
Harmon
et al., Hospital Volume Can Serve as a Surrogate for Surgeon
Volume for Achieving Excellent Outcomes in Colorectal Resection,
(National Library of Medicine's Medline abstract) Annals
of Surgery, vol 230(3): 404-413, September 1999.
Hannan
et al., Investigation of the Relationship Between Volume and
Mortality for Surgical Procedures Performed in New York State
Hospitals, (National Library
of Medicine's Medline abstract) JAMA, vol 262(4):503-10,
July 28, 1989.
Schrag
et al., Influence of Hospital Procedure Volume on Outcomes Following
Surgery for Colon Cancer (National
Library of Medicine's Medline abstract) JAMA, vol 284(23): 3028-35,
December 20, 2000.
Methodology.
Volume was calculated
for cancer patients with one of the following procedures: right
hemicolectomy, resesection of the transverse colon, left hemicolectomy
or sigmoidectomy. Not all colon cancer surgery was included.
