A cost-effectiveness analysis of intraoperative cholangiography in the prevention of bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 385-393

  Flum, David R ^a,b   Flowers, Christopher ^a   Veenstra, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037344022     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01806-9     Document Type: Article

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