The impact of hospital volume on outcomes in acute pancreatitis: a case for centers of excellence?

Gastroenterology. 2009 Dec;137(6):1886-8. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.10.016. Epub 2009 Oct 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Comorbidity
  • Health Services Research
  • Hospital Costs
  • Hospital Mortality
  • Hospitals / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Length of Stay
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
  • Pancreatitis / diagnosis
  • Pancreatitis / economics
  • Pancreatitis / mortality
  • Pancreatitis / therapy*
  • Patient Admission / economics
  • Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data*
  • Regional Health Planning
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States / epidemiology