The Impact of Hospital Volume on the Number of Nodes Retrieved and Outcome in Colorectal Cancer

We sought to examine the impact of hospital surgical volume on the number of nodes harvested and survival in colorectal cancer (CRC). Between January 1994 and December 2004, a total of 8567 patients with T1, 2, 3, and 4 primary tumors and N0, N1, or N2 disease were studied. Hospitals were stratified...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American surgeon 2008-10, Vol.74 (10), p.944-947
Hauptverfasser:	TRUONG, Caitlyn, WONG, Jan H, LUM, Sharon S, MORGAN, John W, ROY-CHOWDHURY, Sharmila
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Breast cancer California - epidemiology Colorectal Neoplasms - mortality Colorectal Neoplasms - secondary Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen General aspects Hospital Mortality - trends Hospitals Hospitals - statistics & numerical data Humans Lymph Node Excision - statistics & numerical data Lymphatic Metastasis Male Medical sciences Mortality Neoplasm Staging Patients Proportional Hazards Models Retrospective Studies Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Survival Rate - trends Time Factors Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	We sought to examine the impact of hospital surgical volume on the number of nodes harvested and survival in colorectal cancer (CRC). Between January 1994 and December 2004, a total of 8567 patients with T1, 2, 3, and 4 primary tumors and N0, N1, or N2 disease were studied. Hospitals were stratified into very low volume (VLV) (
ISSN:	0003-1348 1555-9823
DOI:	10.1177/000313480807401013