Cost analysis of incisional hernia repair by suture or mesh

Hernia

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 114-117

  Israelsson, Leif A ^a,c   Jonsson L ^b   Wimo, A ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Kirurgkliniken   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Costs; Incisional hernia; Suture technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WARD; SUTURE;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141595034     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-003-0119-z     Document Type: Article

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