Table 1 Hospital locations and patient volumes
From: Current state of esophageal cancer surgery in China: a national database analysis
Area | No. of hospital | Beds of hospital range (median) | Beds of Thoracic Surgery Department range (median) | Case of surgery (average) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
North-East | 8 | 1800–2550 (2100) | 45–75 (55) | 1408 (176) |
South-East | 10 | 1850–2350 (2000) | 45–80 (60) | 2350 (235) |
South | 9 | 1800–2450 (2200) | 50–75 (55) | 1917 (213) |
South-West | 3 | 1950–3500 (2250) | 50–95 (60) | 518 (173) |
Center | 7 | 2200–3750 (2450) | 50–100 (65) | 2736 (390) |
North-West | 5 | 1500–2150 (1850) | 50–75 (60) | 503 (100) |
North | 12 | 1650–2500 (1950) | 50–80 (55) | 2359 (197) |
Total | 54 | 1500–3750 (2100) | 45–100 (60) | 11,791 (218) |