Safety and cost savings of endovascular procedures: Are outpatient interventions feasible when combined with open surgery?

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 231-235

  Lombardi, Joseph V ^a   Calligaro, Keith D ^a   Dougherty, Matthew J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANGIOPLASTY; AXILLARY ARTERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMORAL ARTERY; GRAFT FAILURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL RISK; TIBIAL ARTERY;

EID: 0036588628     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440203600312     Document Type: Conference Paper

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