Hospital and surgeon volume in relation to long-term survival after oesophagectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusions
This meta-analysis demonstrated better long-term survival (even after excluding early deaths) after oesophagectomy with high-volume surgery, and surgeon volume might be more important than hospital volume. These findings support centralisation with fewer surgeons working at large centres.
Source: Gut - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Brusselaers, N., Mattsson, F., Lagergren, J. Tags: Oesophageal cancer Oesophagus Source Type: research
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