Uterine artery embolization - Inpatient and outpatient therapy: A comparison of cost, safety, and patient satisfaction

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-104

  Baerlocher, Mark O ^a,b   Asch, Murray R ^a   Hayeems, Eran Z ^a   Rajan, Dheereaj K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibroids; Uterine artery embolization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GELATIN; IBUPROFEN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SYMPTOM; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTERIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; UTERUS;

EID: 33646712127     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 08465371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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