Association Between Liver Transplant Center Performance Evaluations and Transplant Volume
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Center volume, competition, and outcome in German liver transplant centers
In recent years, a growing body of literature has suggested that patients who undergo surgery at high-volume centers fare better than those treated in low-volume hospitals. In the study by Nijboer et al. (unpublished work) in this month’s Transplant Research issue, liver transplantation outcomes were investigated in relation to center case volume in 24 German transplant centers. High-volume cen...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Transplantation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1600-6135
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12826