Effectiveness of the clinical pathway to decrease length of stay and cost for laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1594-1597

  Uchiyama, K ^a   Takifuji, K ^a   Tani, M ^a   Onishi, H ^a   Yamaue, H ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical pathways; Economical effectiveness; Hospital stay; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COLON RESECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRECTOMY BILLROTH I; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036830321     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9018-0     Document Type: Article

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