Gastric cancer surgery in high volume university medical centers influences long-term survival
Overall, high-volume centers were consistently associated with better long-term survival after gastric cancer surgery in Slovenia, supporting further evaluation of centralization strategies. Future policies should aim to balance the benefits of centralization while maintaining equitable access to timely and high-quality surgical treatment, regardless of location or socioeconomic status.
Authors
- Aleš Tomažič (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1063-8636)
- Jure Salobir
- Tina Žagar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0532-1351)
- Mojca Birk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0356-5595)
- Tomaž Jagrič (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2370-9066)
- Primož Sever
- Stojan Potrč
Institutions
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
- Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI)
- Institute of Oncology Ljubljana (SI)
- University Clinical Centre Maribor (SI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2025.111312
- Primary Topic
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00