Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: is the centre better? The case against centralisation of ERCP services

More than 48 000 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ERCP) are performed in the UK per annum; the majority within district general hospitals. The proposal for centralisation of ERCP services is based on evidence that technical success, length of stay and complication rates are related...

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Main Author: Muller, A Frank
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3686311/