Is laparoscopic colectomy as cost beneficial as open colectomy?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-270

  Shabbir, Asim ^a   Roslani, April C ^a   Wong, Kutt Sing ^a,c   Tsang, Charles B S ^a   Wong, Hwee Bee ^b   Cheong, Wai Kit ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

^c RAFFLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Costs and cost analysis; Devices; Laparoscopy; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 65349093930     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04857.x     Document Type: Article

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