Surgical repair of bladder exstrophy in the modern era: Contemporary practice patterns and the role of hospital case volume

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1099-1102

  Nelson, Caleb P ^a   Dunn, Rodney L ^b   Wei, John T ^b   Gearhart, John P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder exstrophy; urologic surgical procedures; treatment outcome; economics; Medical; length of stay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; CASE MIX; CHILD; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MONEY; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23744487429     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000169132.14799.33     Document Type: Article

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