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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(22):1905; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.22.1905
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 22, 1905, November 17, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

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Hospital Prostatectomy Numbers

By collecting data on 101,604 prostatectomies from Medicare claims filed from 1991 through 1994, Yao and Lu-Yao (p. 1950) investigated relationships between the volume of prostatectomies handled by a hospital, the length of a patient's stay in the hospital, and patient outcomes. Comparisons across hospitals revealed that rates of readmission, serious complications, and mortality within 30 days of surgery were inversely proportional to prostatectomy volumes. The average stay in a low-volume hospital was 8.51 days versus 7.81 days in a high-volume hospital. Hospitals that increased their relative prostatectomy volume over time showed a 57% greater reduction . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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