Geographical Disparities and Patients’ Mobility: A Plea for Regionalization of Pancreatic Surgery in Italy

Geographical Disparities and Patients’ Mobility: A Plea for Regionalization of Pancreatic Surgery in Italy

Patients requiring complex treatments, such as pancreatic surgery, may need to travel long distances and spend extended periods of time away from home, particularly when healthcare provision is geographically dispersed. This raises concerns about equal access to care. Italy is administratively divid...

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Main Authors: Gianpaolo Balzano, Giovanni Guarneri, Nicolò Pecorelli, Stefano Partelli, Stefano Crippa, Augusto Vico, Massimo Falconi, Giovanni Baglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
pancreatic surgery
regionalization
patients’ mobility
hospital volume
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/9/2429

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