Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates as a Quality Proxy Outperform Volume in Surgical Oncology-A New Perspective on Hospital Centralization Using National Population-Based Data.
Philip BaumJacopo LenziJohannes DiersChristoph RustMartin E EichhornSamantha TaberChristoph-Thomas GermerHauke WinterArmin WiegeringPublished in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2022)
RSMR is a promising proxy for measuring surgical quality. It outperforms volume in effectiveness, efficiency, and hospital availability for patients.
Keyphrases
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- quality improvement
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- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- peritoneal dialysis
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular events
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