Cost effectiveness of multimodal intraoperative monitoring during spine surgery

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Sala, Francesco ^a   Dvorak, Jiri ^b   Faccioli, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINE SURGERY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 35649008385     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0420-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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