Landmark TrialCohort Study
Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States
New England Journal of Medicine2002IF: 25.4
John D. Birkmeyer, Andrea E. Siewers, Emily Finlayson, Thérèse A. Stukel, F. Lee Lucas, Ida Batista, H. Gilbert Welch, David E. Wennberg
Abstract
In the absence of other information about the quality of surgery at the hospitals near them, Medicare patients undergoing selected cardiovascular or cancer procedures can significantly reduce their risk of operative death by selecting a high-volume hospital.