Cost-effectiveness of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A systematic review

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-215

  Jonk, Yvonne C ^a,b   Kane, Robert L ^a   Lederle, Frank A ^b,c   MacDonald, Roderick ^b   Cutting, Andrea H ^b   Wilt, Timothy J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Minneapolis VA Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Aortic aneurysm; Blood vessel prosthesis; Cost effectiveness; Operative; Surgical procedures; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MARKOV PROCESSES; PATIENT MONITORING; SURGERY;

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA) REPAIR; OPEN SURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE.; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DISEASES;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CASE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247342678     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462307070316     Document Type: Review

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