Esophagectomy volume threshold as a criterion for centers of excellence: causation or cause, strategy or strategem?
Rice
Thomas W
TW
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. ricet@ccf.org
Blackstone
Eugene H
EH
D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care