Effect of operative volume on morbidity, mortality, and hospital use after esophagectomy for cancer Stephen G. Swisher, MDa, Linda DeFord, MSb, Kelly Willis Merriman, MPHa, Garrett L. Walsh, MDa, Roy Smythe, MDa, Ara Vaporicyan, MDa, Jaffer A. Ajani, MDc, Thomas Brown, MDc, Ritsuko Komaki, MDd, Jack A. Roth, MDa, J.B. Putnam, MDa The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 119, Issue 6, Pages 1126-1134 (June 2000) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2000.105644 Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Analysis of operative mortality versus hospital esophageal operative volume over the 3-year study period. The regression equation is as follows: y = 0.113 – 0.00083x (P = .47). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2000 119, 1126-1134DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2000.105644) Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions