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- Title
The effects of surgical volumes and training centre status on outcomes following total joint replacement: analysis of the Hospital Episode Statistics for England.
- Authors
Judge, Andy; Chard, Jiri; Learmonth, Ian; Dieppe, Paul
- Abstract
Previous work from other countries has shown a significant inverse relationship between the number of some surgical procedures undertaken in a hospital and in an adverse outcomes. In the light of the changing nature of the provision of joint replacements in the United Kingdom, we have examined the effects of surgical volumes and the presence/absence of training centre status, on outcomes following total joint replacement (TJR) in England.
- Publication
Journal of public health (Oxford, England), 2006, Vol 28, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
1741-3842
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/pubmed/fdl003