Risk-adjusted econometric model to estimate postoperative costs: An additional instrument for monitoring performance after major lung resection

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 624-629

  Brunelli, Alessandro ^a   Salati, Michele ^a   Refai, Majed ^a   Xiumé, Francesco ^a   Rocco, Gaetano ^b   Sabbatini, Armando ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ADJUSTED ECONOMETRIC MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 34548130771     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.03.057     Document Type: Article

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