Open versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: What does each really cost?

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 612-618

  Angle, Niren ^a   Dorafshar, Amir H ^b   Moore, Wesley S ^b,c   Quiñones Baldrich, William J ^b   Gelabert, Hugh A ^b   Ahn, Samuel S ^b   Baker, J Dennis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACTUAL VARIABLE DIRECT COST; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; OPEN SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4544232796     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-004-0089-3     Document Type: Article

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