Stereotaxy reduces cost of brain tumor resection

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 542-551

  Polinsky, Michael N ^a   Geer, Carol P ^a   Ross, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Cost containment; Craniotomy; Economics; Stereotaxy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRANIOTOMY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; OPERATION DURATION; RESPIRATORY CARE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030720855     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(97)00365-0     Document Type: Article

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