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 Stomach 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.

Washington State Hospitals.

Wisconsin Hospitals.

Research Showing a Correlation Between Higher Volume of Stomach Cancer Surgery and Better Patient Outcomes.

Methodology.

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Research Showing a Correlation Between Higher Volume of Stomach 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.

Kelly et al., Physician and Hospital Factors Associated with Mortality of Surgical Patients, (National Library of Medicine's Medline abstract) Med. Care, vol. 24(9): 785-800, September, 1986.

Methodology.

Volume was calculated for cancer patients undergoing a gastrectomy.  

 

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