multivariate analyses to assess the effects of surgeon and hospital volume on cancer survival rates a nationwide population-based study in taiwan多变量分析来评估外科医生和医院的成交量的影响癌症存活率在台湾一个全国性的以人群为基础的研究.pdfVIP

Multivariate Analyses to Assess the Effects of Surgeon and Hospital Volume on Cancer Survival Rates: A Nationwide Population-Based Study in Taiwan 1,2. 2,3. 1,2 2,4,5 6 Chun-Ming Chang , Kuang-Yung Huang , Ta-Wen Hsu , Yu-Chieh Su , Wei-Zhen Yang , Ting- 7 8 2,9,10 Chang Chen , Pesus Chou , Ching-Chih Lee * 1 Department of Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, 2 School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualian, Taiwan, 3 Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, 4 Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, 5 Cancer center, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, 6 Department of Medical Research, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, 7 Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, 8 Community Medicine Research Center and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, 9 Department of Otolaryngology, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, 10 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan Abstract Background: Positive results between caseloads and outcomes have been validated in several procedures and cancer treatments. However, there is limited information available on the combined effects of surgeon and hospital caseloads. We used nation