RT Journal
A1 Heitmiller RF
T1 IMpact of hospital volume on long-term survival after esophageal cancer surgery—invited critique
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2007
FD February 1
VO 142
IS 2
SP 118
OP 118
DO 10.1001/archsurg.142.2.118
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.142.2.118
AB 
Operative mortality for HVHs and LVHs were 4% and 9%, respectively. This did not reach statistical significance (P = .09). Likewise, there was no statistical difference in the 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, or 5-year survival figures between the 2 groups. The authors conclude that hospital volume does not affect long-term survival.