Professor Henrik Kehlet & professor Søren Laurberg
H:S Rigshospitalet, Juliane Marie Centret,
Enhed for Kirurgisk Patofysiologi, og
Århus Universitetshospital, Århus Sygehus, Kirurgisk Afdeling P
Summary
Gastrointestinal surgery - Why specialisation?
Ugeskr Læger 2006;168(15):1519-1521
Recent international data have documented improved postoperative outcome in relation to hospital and surgeon volume. Nation-wide Danish data have documented a high mortality and long hospital stay after abdominal cancer surgery, which is performed in a large number of departments. It is concluded that reorganisation with fewer surgical departments is required to improve outcome after major gastrointestinal surgery.
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