The Journal of Urology
Volume 180, Issue 3 , Pages 820-829 , September 2008

Association Between Hospital and Surgeon Radical Prostatectomy Volume and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review

  • Timothy J. Wilt

      Affiliations

    • Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, One Veterans Dr., 111-0, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417 (telephone: 612-467-2681; FAX: 612-467-2118).
    • ,
  • Tatyana A. Shamliyan

      Affiliations

    • Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • University of Minnesota Clinical Outcomes Research Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Brent C. Taylor

      Affiliations

    • Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Roderick MacDonald

      Affiliations

    • Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Robert L. Kane

      Affiliations

    • Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • University of Minnesota Clinical Outcomes Research Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Received 31 December 2007

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 Supported by Contract 290-02-0009 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, United States Department of Health and Human Services.

 Statements in the report should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

PII: S0022-5347(08)01230-5

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.05.010

The Journal of Urology
Volume 180, Issue 3 , Pages 820-829 , September 2008

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