The impact of hospital volume on clinical and economic outcomes in ventral hernia repair: an analysis with national policy implications
- 9 August 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Hernia
- Vol. 22 (5), 793-799
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-018-1803-3
Abstract
The objectives of this study are to evaluate the associations between ventral hernia repair procedure volume and patient outcomes, including both clinical and economic outcomes.Keywords
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