title: State of evidence on the relationship between high-volume hospitals and outcomes in surgery: a systematic review of systematic reviews.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Research in Operative Medicine, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Cologne, Germany. dawid.pieper@uni-wh.de
authors.forename: Dawid
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pieper
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mathes
authors.forename: Edmund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Neugebauer
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eikermann
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D061847:Hospitals, High-Volume / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*