Reply to technical comment on: Güller et al. Lower hospital volume is associated with higher mortality after oesophageal, gastric, pancreatic and rectal cancer resection

• Ulrich Güller,
• Rene Warschkow,
• Christoph Jakob Ackermann,
• Bruno M. Schmied,
• Thomas Cerny,
• Silvia Ess

Affiliations

Ulrich Güller

Division of Medical Oncology and Haematology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland; University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, University of Berne, Inselspital Berne, Switzerland

Rene Warschkow

Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland

Christoph Jakob Ackermann

Division of Medical Oncology and Haematology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland

Bruno M. Schmied

Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland

Thomas Cerny

Division of Medical Oncology and Haematology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland

Silvia Ess

Krebsregister St. Gallen-Appenzell, Switzerland