Economical strategies of laparoscopic splenectomy: A Chinese single-center experience

Chirurgische Gastroenterologie Interdisziplinar

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 387-391

  Chen, B ^a   Hu, S ^a   Wang, L ^a   Wang, K ^a   Zhang, G ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Wachtel, M S ^b   Frezza, E E ^c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic splenectomy; Open splenectomy; Operative costs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD; CLIP; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPLENECTOMY; STAPLER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; WARD;

EID: 38749086837     PISSN: 01779990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101456     Document Type: Article

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