Cost‐Effectiveness of Universal Cystoscopy to Identify Ureteral Injury at Hysterectomy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 685-692

  Visco, Anthony G ^a   Taber, Katherine H ^a   Weidner, Alison C ^a   Barber, Matthew D ^a   Myers, Evan R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTOSCOPY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; URETER; URETER DISEASE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTOSCOPY; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NORTH CAROLINA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETER; URETERAL DISEASES;

EID: 0035348151     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200105000-00008     Document Type: Article

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