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- Title
Association between hospital and surgeon procedure volume and outcomes of total hip replacement in the United States medicare population.
- Authors
Katz, J N; Losina, E; Barrett, J; Phillips, C B; Mahomed, N N; Lew, R A; Guadagnoli, E; Harris, W H; Poss, R; Baron, J A
- Abstract
The mortality and complication rates of many surgical procedures are inversely related to hospital procedure volume. The objective of this study was to determine whether the volumes of primary and revision total hip replacements performed at hospitals and by surgeons are associated with rates of mortality and complications.
- Publication
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 2001, Vol 83, Issue 11, p1622
- ISSN
0021-9355
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2106/00004623-200111000-00002