Are Critical Pathways and Implant Standardization Programs Effective in Reducing Costs in Total Knee Replacement Operations?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-100

  Ho, David M ^a   Huo, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COHORT STUDIES; COST CONTROL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347347201     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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