Comparison of institutional costs for laparoscopic preperitoneal inguinal hernia versus open repair and its reimbursement in an ambulatory surgery center

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-74

  Jacobs, Volker R ^a,b   Morrison Jr , John E ^a,c  

^a Fayette Medical Center   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery center; Cost effectiveness; Disposable costs; Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair; Open inguinal hernia repair; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LAPAROSCOPY; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749190167     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31815a58d7     Document Type: Article

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