Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Sep 2007
Meta Analysis[Relationship between volume and quality of care for surgical interventions; results of a literature review].
To examine the relationship between the number of procedures performed per hospital or per surgeon and health care outcomes. ⋯ Volume appears to be related to quality for some surgical procedures. The magnitude of the relationship differs depending on the procedure. For technically less complex procedures, organisation within the hospital appears to have a greater influence on the differences between hospitals than the performing surgeon.