A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Is hospital volume associated with length of stay, re-admissions and reoperations for total hip replacement? A population-based register analysis of 78 hospitals and 54,505 replacements
Authors: Pamilo KJ, Peltola M, Makela K, Hakkinen U, Paloneva J, Remes V
Publisher: SPRINGER
Publication year: 2013
Journal: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Journal name in source: ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
Journal acronym: ARCH ORTHOP TRAUM SU
Number in series: 12
Volume: 133
Issue: 12
First page : 1747
Last page: 1755
Number of pages: 9
ISSN: 0936-8051
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-013-1860-0
Abstract
LOS and LUIC ought to be shortened in lower volume hospitals.