Association of surgeon and hospital volume with postoperative mortality after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: data from 71,307 Japanese patients collected from a nationwide web-based data entry system.

Masaaki IwatsukiHiroyuki YamamotoHiroaki MiyataYoshihiro KakejiKazuhiro YoshidaHiroyuki KonnoYasuyuki SetoHideo Baba

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2020)

We demonstrate hospital volume has an impact on postoperative mortality after TG in a nationwide population study. These findings suggest centralization may improve outcomes after TG.

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electronic health record
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acute care
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robot assisted
minimally invasive
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