Title

Centralization of Surgery: Is it Applicable to Less Populous Nations?

Sanford School of Medicine Affiliation

Transplantation and Surgery

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Keywords

centralization, surgical outcome, low‐volume hospitals

Abstract

The practice of surgery has witnessed substantial evolution over the recent years, especially with significant advancements in the field of medical diagnostics and surgical therapies. Establishment of specialized and super-specialized surgical centers has resulted in concentrated distribution of patient caseload. There is an immense thrust towards the centralization of surgery particularly for complex high-risk procedures in the Western World. However, such concepts may not apply to less populous nations, and the adoption of healthcare delivery system of specialized centers by low-volume hospitals may produce overall better outcomes.

Journal Title

HPB (Oxford)

Volume

10

Issue

6

First Page

506

Last Page

507

PubMed ID

19088941

ISSN

1365-182X

Rights

PubMed Central https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/about/copyright/

DOI

10.1080/13651820802392379

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