Demonstrating the clinical and cost effectiveness of adhesion reduction strategies

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 355-360

  Wilson, M S ^a,d   Menzies, D ^b   Knight, A D ^c   Crowe, A M ^c  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b O and G   (United Kingdom)

^c Evicom ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Cost effectiveness; Cost of illness; Intestinal obstruction; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036736437     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2002.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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