Influence of hospital procedure volume on outcomes following surgery for colon cancer
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Colonic Neoplasms
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Surgery Department, Hospital
abstract
Our data suggest that hospital procedure volume predicts clinical outcomes following surgery for colon cancer, although the absolute magnitudes of these differences are modest in comparison with the variation observed for higher-risk cancer surgeries.