"Hospitals, High-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 higher than average utilization by physicians and a large number of procedures.
| Descriptor ID |
D061847
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.421.414
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| Concept/Terms |
Hospitals, High-Volume- Hospitals, High-Volume
- High-Volume Hospital
- Hospital, High-Volume
- Hospitals, High Volume
- High-Volume Hospitals
- High Volume Hospitals
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospitals, High-Volume" by people in Profiles.
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Commentary: Re-evaluating minimal volume standards for high-risk cancer resections: Adding socioeconomic determinants of health care delivery to the equation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 06; 163(6):1938-1939.
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Relationship between treatment center case volume and survival for localized Ewing sarcoma: The role of radiotherapy timing. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 11; 67(11):e28685.
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Damage Control Laparotomy: High-Volume Centers Display Similar Mortality Rates Despite Differences in Country Income Level. World J Surg. 2020 Dec; 44(12):3993-3998.
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Centralization of High-risk Surgery in the US: Feasible Solution or More Trouble Than It Is Worth? JAMA. 2020 07 28; 324(4):339-340.
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Minimally invasive surgery for early-stage ovarian cancer: Association between hospital surgical volume and short-term perioperative outcomes. Gynecol Oncol. 2020 07; 158(1):59-65.
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Hospital Volume and In-hospital Outcomes with Impella Guided Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights from a National Database. Am J Cardiol. 2020 06 01; 125(11):1753-1754.
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Understanding Thyroidectomy Cost Variations Among National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers. World J Surg. 2020 02; 44(2):385-392.
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Leg Amputations Among Texans Remote From Experienced Surgical Care. J Surg Res. 2020 06; 250:232-238.
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Potential Impact of "Take the Volume Pledge" on Access and Outcomes for Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery. Ann Surg. 2019 12; 270(6):1079-1089.
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United States donation after circulatory death liver transplantation is driven by a few high-utilization transplant centers. Am J Transplant. 2020 01; 20(1):320-321.