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Is volume related to outcome in health care? A systematic review and methodologic critique of the literature.

Halm EA, Lee C, Chassin MR.

Ann Intern Med. 2002 Sep 17;137(6):511-20. Review.PMID: 12230353 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Volume and health outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews]

Davoli M, Amato L, Minozzi S, Bargagli AM, Vecchi S, Perucci CA.

Epidemiol Prev. 2005 May-Aug;29(3-4 Suppl):3-63. Italian. PMID: 16529350 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Is there a positive volume-outcome relationship in peripheral vascular surgery? Results of a systematic review.

Shackley P, Slack R, Booth A, Michaels J.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2000 Oct;20(4):326-35. Review.PMID: 11035964 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Selective referral to high-volume hospitals: estimating potentially avoidable deaths.

Dudley RA, Johansen KL, Brand R, Rennie DJ, Milstein A.

JAMA. 2000 Mar 1;283(9):1159-66.PMID: 10703778 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Disparities in the utilization of high-volume hospitals for complex surgery.

Liu JH, Zingmond DS, McGory ML, SooHoo NF, Ettner SL, Brook RH, Ko CY.

JAMA. 2006 Oct 25;296(16):1973-80.PMID: 17062860 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Physician staffing patterns and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: a systematic review.

Pronovost PJ, Angus DC, Dorman T, Robinson KA, Dremsizov TT, Young TL.

JAMA. 2002 Nov 6;288(17):2151-62. Review.PMID: 12413375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hospital volume and surgical mortality in the United States.

Birkmeyer JD, Siewers AE, Finlayson EV, Stukel TA, Lucas FL, Batista I, Welch HG, Wennberg DE.

N Engl J Med. 2002 Apr 11;346(15):1128-37.PMID: 11948273 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hospital and physician volume or specialization and outcomes in cancer treatment: importance in quality of cancer care.

Hillner BE, Smith TJ, Desch CE.

J Clin Oncol. 2000 Jun;18(11):2327-40. Review.PMID: 10829054 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Relationship between volume and quality of care for surgical interventions; results of a literature review]

Burgers JS, Wittenberg J, Kallewaard M, van Croonenborg JJ, van Barneveld TA, van Everdingen JJ.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2007 Sep 22;151(38):2105-10. Dutch. PMID: 17948827 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intravenous magnesium sulphate and sotalol for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: a systematic review and economic evaluation.

Shepherd J, Jones J, Frampton GK, Tanajewski L, Turner D, Price A.

Health Technol Assess. 2008 Jun;12(28):iii-iv, ix-95. Review.PMID: 18547499 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Procedural volume as a marker of quality for CABG surgery.

Peterson ED, Coombs LP, DeLong ER, Haan CK, Ferguson TB.

JAMA. 2004 Jan 14;291(2):195-201.PMID: 14722145 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Associations between hospital and surgeon procedure volumes and patient outcomes after ovarian cancer resection.

Schrag D, Earle C, Xu F, Panageas KS, Yabroff KR, Bristow RE, Trimble EL, Warren JL.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Feb 1;98(3):163-71.PMID: 16449676 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Relationship between physician and hospital coronary angioplasty volume and outcome in elderly patients.

Jollis JG, Peterson ED, Nelson CL, Stafford JA, DeLong ER, Muhlbaier LH, Mark DB.

Circulation. 1997 Jun 3;95(11):2485-91.PMID: 9184578 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

How are volume-outcome associations related to models of health care funding and delivery? A comparison of the United States and Canada.

Urbach DR, Croxford R, MacCallum NL, Stukel TA.

World J Surg. 2005 Oct;29(10):1230-3. Review.PMID: 16132398 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Operative mortality and procedure volume as predictors of subsequent hospital performance.

Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB, Staiger DO.

Ann Surg. 2006 Mar;243(3):411-7.PMID: 16495708 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Provider volume and outcomes for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, carotid endarterectomy, and lower extremity revascularization procedures.

Killeen SD, Andrews EJ, Redmond HP, Fulton GJ.

J Vasc Surg. 2007 Mar;45(3):615-26. Review.PMID: 17321352 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Costs, outcomes, and patient satisfaction by provider type for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions: a critical review of the literature and proposed methodologic standards.

Solomon DH, Bates DW, Panush RS, Katz JN.

Ann Intern Med. 1997 Jul 1;127(1):52-60. Review.PMID: 9214253 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Extended-interval aminoglycoside administration for children: a meta-analysis.

Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, Giotis ND, Baliatsa DV, Ioannidis JP.

Pediatrics. 2004 Jul;114(1):e111-8.PMID: 15231982 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Quality and outcomes of heart failure care in older adults: role of multidisciplinary disease-management programs.

Ahmed A.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Sep;50(9):1590-3.PMID: 12383160 [PubMed]Related articles

Adefovir dipivoxil and pegylated interferon alfa-2a for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B: a systematic review and economic evaluation.

Shepherd J, Jones J, Takeda A, Davidson P, Price A.

Health Technol Assess. 2006 Aug;10(28):iii-iv, xi-xiv, 1-183. Review.PMID: 16904047 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article