title: The impact of hospital volume on outcomes in acute pancreatitis: a case for centers of excellence?
authors.forename: Bechien U
authors.initials: BU
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D006302:Health Services Research; D017721:Hospital Costs; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology