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Perspective of potential patients on the hospital volume-outcome relationship and the minimum volume threshold for total knee arthroplasty: a qualitative focus group and interview study

BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is performed to treat end-stage knee osteoarthritis. In Germany, a minimum volume threshold of 50 TKAs/hospital/year was implemented to ensure outcome quality. This study, embedded within a systematic review, aimed to investigate the perspectives of potentia...

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Autores principales: Kugler, Charlotte M., De Santis, Karina K., Rombey, Tanja, Goossen, Kaethe, Breuing, Jessica, Könsgen, Nadja, Mathes, Tim, Hess, Simone, Burchard, René, Pieper, Dawid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8249216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34210298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06641-8