Minimally Invasive, Minimally Reimbursed? Anesthesia for Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery Is Not Reflected Adequately in the German Diagnosis-Related Group System

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-146

  Kottenberg Assenmacher, Eva ^a   Merguet, Peter ^a   Kamler, Markus ^a   Peters, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

German diagnosis related groups; hospital management; hospital reimbursement; minimally invasive endoscopic cardiac surgery; resource consumption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 62549140565     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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