Class information for:
Level 1: HOSPITAL VOLUME//OPTIMAL PATIENT CARE//VOLUME OUTCOME RELATIONSHIP

Basic class information
ID Publications Average number
of references		 Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
4637 1679 27.3 77%


Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 2)


ID, lev.
above		 Publications Label for level above
1467 7216 RISK ADJUSTMENT//HOSPITAL VOLUME//EUROSCORE

Terms with highest relevance score


Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 HOSPITAL VOLUME Author keyword 40 41% 4% 75
2 OPTIMAL PATIENT CARE Address 29 44% 3% 50
3 VOLUME OUTCOME RELATIONSHIP Author keyword 20 54% 2% 26
4 VOLUME OUTCOME Author keyword 20 59% 1% 22
5 SURGEON VOLUME Author keyword 20 48% 2% 30
6 SURGICAL VOLUME Author keyword 11 40% 1% 21
7 SURG OUTCOMES QUAL IMPROVEMENT Address 9 43% 1% 16
8 SELECTIVE REFERRAL Author keyword 9 83% 0% 5
9 M SCORE Address 8 70% 0% 7
10 MINIMUM VOLUMES Author keyword 8 100% 0% 5

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class		 LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 HOSPITAL VOLUME 40 41% 4% 75 Search HOSPITAL+VOLUME Search HOSPITAL+VOLUME
2 VOLUME OUTCOME RELATIONSHIP 20 54% 2% 26 Search VOLUME+OUTCOME+RELATIONSHIP Search VOLUME+OUTCOME+RELATIONSHIP
3 VOLUME OUTCOME 20 59% 1% 22 Search VOLUME+OUTCOME Search VOLUME+OUTCOME
4 SURGEON VOLUME 20 48% 2% 30 Search SURGEON+VOLUME Search SURGEON+VOLUME
5 SURGICAL VOLUME 11 40% 1% 21 Search SURGICAL+VOLUME Search SURGICAL+VOLUME
6 SELECTIVE REFERRAL 9 83% 0% 5 Search SELECTIVE+REFERRAL Search SELECTIVE+REFERRAL
7 MINIMUM VOLUMES 8 100% 0% 5 Search MINIMUM+VOLUMES Search MINIMUM+VOLUMES
8 PROVIDER VOLUME 7 67% 0% 6 Search PROVIDER+VOLUME Search PROVIDER+VOLUME
9 SURGICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 6 71% 0% 5 Search SURGICAL+QUALITY+IMPROVEMENT Search SURGICAL+QUALITY+IMPROVEMENT
10 HIGH VOLUME HOSPITALS 6 58% 0% 7 Search HIGH+VOLUME+HOSPITALS Search HIGH+VOLUME+HOSPITALS

Key Words Plus


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 HOSPITAL VOLUME 93 24% 20% 334
2 OPERATIVE MORTALITY 83 24% 18% 298
3 SURGICAL VOLUME 60 43% 6% 109
4 SURGEON VOLUME 41 35% 6% 95
5 OUTCOME RELATIONSHIP 29 63% 2% 29
6 INPATIENT SURGERY 24 43% 3% 43
7 HOSPITAL PROCEDURE VOLUME 23 55% 2% 29
8 CANCER SURGERY 23 17% 7% 121
9 HIGH RISK SURGERY 21 48% 2% 33
10 POTENTIAL BENEFITS 18 38% 2% 38

Journals

Reviews


Title Publ. year Cit. Active references % act. ref.
to same field
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the volume-outcome relationship in pancreatic surgery 2011 59 44 75%
Volume-Outcome Relationship in Surgery for Esophageal malignancy: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2000-2011 2012 38 25 76%
The volume-outcome relation in the surgical treatment of esophageal cancer 2012 32 56 80%
Hospital and surgeon volume in relation to long-term survival after oesophagectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis 2014 6 38 71%
The Effect of Provider Case Volume on Cancer Mortality Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2009 80 114 81%
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Relationship Between Hospital/Surgeon Volume and Outcome for Radical Cystectomy: An Update for the Ongoing Debate 2011 42 28 71%
Why do high-volume hospitals achieve better outcomes? A systematic review about intermediate factors in volume-outcome relationships 2015 1 45 76%
A systematic review of the impact of volume of surgery and specialization on patient outcome 2007 185 164 42%
The National Database of Hospital-based Cancer Registries: A Nationwide Infrastructure to Support Evidence-based Cancer Care and Cancer Control Policy in Japan 2014 4 3 67%
Minimum thresholds under scrutiny 2014 3 9 78%

Address terms


Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 OPTIMAL PATIENT CARE 29 44% 3.0% 50
2 SURG OUTCOMES QUAL IMPROVEMENT 9 43% 1.0% 16
3 M SCORE 8 70% 0.4% 7
4 QUEENSLAND LIVER TRANSPLANT UNIT 6 80% 0.2% 4
5 MICHIGAN SURG ABORAT OUTCOMES EVALUAT 6 38% 0.8% 13
6 SURG QUAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 5 44% 0.5% 8
7 HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES POLICY 4 17% 1.1% 19
8 NORTHWESTERN COMPARAT EFFECTIVENESS ONCO 3 57% 0.2% 4
9 VA OUTCOMES GRP 111B 3 26% 0.5% 9
10 JOHN COCHRAN VET AFFAIRS MED 2 33% 0.4% 6

Related classes at same level (level 1)


Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000205965 PROVIDER PROFILING//RISK ADJUSTMENT//ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
2 0.0000148730 JULY EFFECT//JULY PHENOMENON//ACADEMIC YEAR
3 0.0000124127 BREAST CENTER//GERMAN CANCER SOCIETY//SELF HELP FRIENDLINESS
4 0.0000118685 P POSSUM//POSSUM//CR POSSUM
5 0.0000103330 SURGICAL BACKUP//CARDIOVASC SURG PHYSIOL S//BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
6 0.0000075383 CAHPS//PUBLIC REPORTING//REPORT CARDS
7 0.0000075072 CYSTECTOMY//RADICAL CYSTECTOMY//LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY
8 0.0000066263 MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY CONFERENCE//MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY CONFERENCES//ACGME GENERAL COMPETENCIES
9 0.0000064984 RURAL SURGERY//MITHOEFER RURAL SURG//SURGICAL CAREER
10 0.0000064184 INSURANCE STATUS//ELIMINATE CARDIOVASC HLTH DISPAR//INSURANCE TYPE