"Hospitals, Low-Volume" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Hospitals with a much lower than average utilization by physicians and smaller number of procedures.
| Descriptor ID |
D061846
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.421.434
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| Concept/Terms |
Hospitals, Low-Volume- Hospitals, Low-Volume
- Hospital, Low-Volume
- Hospitals, Low Volume
- Low-Volume Hospital
- Low-Volume Hospitals
- Low Volume Hospitals
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospitals, Low-Volume" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of centre volume, surgeon volume, surgeon experience and geographic location on reoperation after intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures Can J Surg. 2021 07 05; 64(4):E371-E376.
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Hospital variation in carotid stenting outcomes. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 May; 8(6):858-863.
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Implications of Medicare procedure volumes on resident education. Am J Surg. 2013 Jun; 205(6):737-44.