A prospective comparison of costs and morbidity of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 35-39

  De Pouvourville, G ^a   Ribet Reinhart, N ^a   Fendrick, M ^a   Houry, S ^b   Testas, P ^c   Huguier, M ^b  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Open cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RATING SCALE;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031045457     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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