Cost-effectiveness of routine radiographs after emergent open cavity operations

Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-321

  Dossett, Lesly A ^a   Dittus, Robert S ^a,b   Speroff, Theodore ^a,b   May, Addison K ^a   Cotton, Bryan A ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETAINED INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL SPONGE;

ABDOMEN; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCIES; FOREIGN BODIES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL ERRORS; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL SPONGES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 47549104716     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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