A comparison of hospital costs with reimbursement received for patients undergoing the Norwood procedure for hypoplasia of the left heart

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 493-497

  Mishra, Vinod ^a   Lindberg, Harald ^a   Seem, Egil ^a   Klokkerud, Ingrid ^a   Fredriksen, Britt ^a   Skraastad, Øyvind ^a   Østlie, Anna ^a   Andresen, Sølvi ^a   Vaaler, Stein ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NORWAY; NORWOOD PROCEDURE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; NORWAY;

EID: 27844463585     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951105001368     Document Type: Article

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