Similar cost for elective open and endovascular AAA repair in a population-based setting

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Mani, Kevin ^a   Björck, Martin ^a   Lundkvist, Jonas ^b   Wanhainen, Anders ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Cost benefit analysis; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Hospital costs; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COMORBIDITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 39149136907     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/07-2258.1     Document Type: Article

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