"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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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 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 interfacility transfer of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm patients. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Dec; 76(6):1548-1554.e1.
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Hospital Volume of Immunosuppressed Patients with Sepsis and Sepsis Mortality. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018 08; 15(8):962-969.
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Comparison of Outcomes for Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Low-Volume and High-Volume Centers and by Low-Volume and High-Volume Surgeons. Am J Cardiol. 2018 03 01; 121(5):552-557.
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Improving Value in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: The Role of High Volume Hospitals. J Arthroplasty. 2018 01; 33(1):1-5.
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Effects of the Learning Curve on Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation for Barrett's Esophagus. Gastroenterology. 2015 Oct; 149(4):890-6.e2.
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Analysis of the Effect of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Center Size on Unrelated National Marrow Donor Program Donor Outcomes: Donor Toxicities Are More Common at Low-Volume Bone Marrow Collection Centers. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2015 Oct; 21(10):1830-8.