Outcomes After Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Intersection of Travel Distance and Hospital Volume.

Eliza W BealRittal MehtaKatiuscha MerathDiamantis I TsilimigrasJ Madison HyerAnghela ParedesMary E DillhoffJordan CloydAslam EjazTimothy M Pawlik

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)

Only hospital volume was associated with increased hazard of mortality. The benefits of undergoing resection for HCC at a high-volume hospital appear to outweigh the inconvenience of longer travel distances.

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