Lower extremity endovascular interventions: Can we improve cost-efficiency?

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 982-987

  O'Brien Irr, Monica S ^a,b   Harris, Linda M ^a,b   Dosluoglu, Hasan H ^b   Dayton, Merril ^a,b   Dryjski, Maciej L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; CLAUDICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LEG ARTERY; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATING ROOM; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANGIOPLASTY; ATHERECTOMY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LOWER EXTREMITY; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT READMISSION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 42749093062     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.11.052     Document Type: Article

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