A cost-effectiveness analysis of tension-free versus shouldice inguinal hernia repair: A randomized double-blind clinical trial

Hernia

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-238

  Prieto Diaz Chavez E ^a,c   Medina Chavez J L ^a   Anaya Prado, R ^b  

^a Department of Family Medicine   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Hernia; Herniorrhaphy; Shouldice; Tension free

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDICE INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION FREE INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 67849122309     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-008-0461-2     Document Type: Article

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