Laparoscopic vs open donor nephrectomy: A cost-utility analysis

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 134-142

  Pace, K T ^a   Dyer, S J ^a   Phan, V ^b   Stewart, R J ^a   Honey, R J D A ^a   Poulin, E C ^a,b   Schlachta, C M ^a   Mamazza, J ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cost utility; Cost effectiveness; Decision analysis; Donor nephrectomy; Economic analysis; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY DONOR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVING DONOR; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST CONTROL; DONOR; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0037268690     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8901-z     Document Type: Article

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