Effect of centralization on complex surgical care: A population-based case study of radical cystectomy.

CONCLUSIONS: There has been recent passive centralization of RC to higher-volume providers in the province of Ontario with measurable improvements in processes of quality care. Although centralization was also associated with improvement in CSS, in the most recent era, there continues to be low-volume providers with a residual volume-outcome effect. PMID: 31702550 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Urological Association Journal - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Can Urol Assoc J Source Type: research