Intensive Care is Cost-Effective in Carotid Endarterectomy

Vascular

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-46

  Ross, S D ^a   Tribble, C G ^a   Parrino, P E ^a   Shockey, K S ^a   Kern, J A ^a   Kron, I L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; cost; intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0033991591     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090000800106     Document Type: Article

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