Influence of shunt surgery on healthcare expenditures of elderly fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries with hydrocephalus

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-28

  Williams, Michael A ^a,b,d,e   Sharkey, Phoebe ^c   Van Doren, Doris ^c   Thomas, George ^a,b   Rigamonti, Daniele ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^d LifeBridge Health   (United States)

^e Adult Hydrocephalus Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Healthcare cost; Healthcare disparity; Hydrocephalus; Medicare; Shunt surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING CARE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNTING; SURGICAL PATIENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 34447094676     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/07/0021     Document Type: Article

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