Cardiac catheterization in children as outpatients: Potential, eligibility, safety and costs

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-283

  Arpagaus, Monica ^a,b   Gray, Darryl T ^a,b   Zierler, Brenda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Outpatient procedures; Patient safety; Pediatric cardiac catheterization; Pediatric cardiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STUDENT T TEST; SWITZERLAND; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 27744445786     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951103000532     Document Type: Article

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