Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Outcomes & Safety, Surgical Research, Yale / 12.07.2019
Surgical Safety Variations With Affiliation to a Top-Ranked Cancer Hospital
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Daniel Boffa, MD
Professor of Surgery
Yale School of Medicine
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: We have previously demonstrated that top-ranked hospitals are significantly safer than their affiliates for complex cancer surgery (patients 1.4 times more likely to die after cancer surgery at affiliate hospitals). A logical extension of this work was to compare affiliate hospitals to hospitals that were not affiliated with a top ranked hospital.
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