Routine use of postoperative ICU care for elective craniotomy: A cost-benefit analysis

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 483-489

  Beauregard, Curtis L ^a   Friedman, William A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Craniotomy; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0345118288     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(03)00517-2     Document Type: Article

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