Cost and effectiveness comparison of endovascular aneurysm repair versus open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: A single-center experience

Journal of Vascular Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-21

  Fotis, Theofanis ^a   Tsoumakidou, Georgia ^a   Katostaras, Theophanis ^a   Kalokairinou, Athina ^a   Konstantinou, Evangelos ^a   Kiki, Vozides ^a   Perdikides, Theodosios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149140006     PISSN: 10620303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvn.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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