Volume-Outcome Relationships and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
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Volume-outcome relationships and abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
BACKGROUND There is a well-established literature relating procedure volume to outcomes, but incorporating such information into clinical decision making is problematic when there is >1 treatment option for a condition. METHODS AND RESULTS We used data from the Medicare program to investigate the relationship between institutional volume for open and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AA...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.044