Outpatient treatment suite: A safe and cost-effective venue to perform myringotomy and tubes placement in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1159-1168

  Compliment, James M ^a   Gendelman, Marla S ^a   Allera, Jacalyn F ^a   Matisz Jr , Martin ^a   Horvath, Janet ^a   Hores, Kathleen M ^a   Sperring, Kim ^a   Herbert, Cheryl ^a   Smith, Jamie M ^a   Kurpakus, Bonnie Jean ^a   Borgman, Karl M ^a   Post, J Christopher ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effective surgery; Myringotomy; Non traditional surgery center; Otitis media; Out patient surgery

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; MYRINGOTOMY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TUBE;

EID: 10744227525     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(03)00190-3     Document Type: Article

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