Can the Cost of Distal Vascular Reconstruction be Reduced Without Sacrificing Quality? Analysis of 500 Cases

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 385-392

  Choi, Daniel S ^a   Darling, R Clement ^a   Roddy, Sean P ^a   Kreienberg, Paul B ^a   Chang, Benjamin B ^a   Paty, Philip S K ^a   Lloyd, William E ^a   Shah, Dhiraj M ^b  

^a Albany Medical College ^*

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL PATHWAY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0033795651     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440003400502     Document Type: Article

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