Clinical and economic consequences of early discharge of patients following supratentorial stereotactic brain biopsy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 892-898

  Kaakaji, W ^a   Barnett, G H ^a   Bernhard, D ^a   Warbel, A ^a   Valaitis, K ^a   Stamp, S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Cost analysis; Frameless stereotaxis; Outcome; Stereotactic biopsy; Surgical navigation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; CRANIOTOMY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034867340     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.6.0892     Document Type: Article

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