Reduced hospitalization cost for patients with pectus excavatum treated using minimally invasive surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1609-1613

  Inge, T H ^a   Owings, E ^b   Blewett, C J ^c   Baldwin, C E ^b   Cain, W S ^b   Hardin, W ^b   Georgeson, K E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Methocarbamol; Minimally invasive surgery; Nuss; Pectus excavatum; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; METHOCARBAMOL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE;

ACCOUNTING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FUNNEL CHEST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ALABAMA; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST CONTROL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNNEL CHEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344584455     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8767-0     Document Type: Review

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