Impact of Stents on Urological Complications and Health Care Expenditure in Renal Transplant Recipients: Results of a Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2260-2264

  Tavakoli, A ^a   Surange, R S ^a   Pearson, R C ^a   Parrott, N R ^a   Augustine, T ^a   Riad, H N ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cost benefit analysis; kidney transplantation; postoperative complications; stents; ureter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URETER STENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC COMPLIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; URETER; URINARY BLADDER; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 34248137438     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.01.152     Document Type: Article

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