Centralization of High-risk Surgery in the US
Open Access
- 28 July 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 324 (4), 339-340
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.2953
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses the rationale for centralizing high-risk surgical procedures—referring patients to medical centers with more experienced surgeons to imThis publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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