Cost of thoracic endovascular aortic repair versus open repair and implications for the US health care system

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 231-232

  Walker, Karen L ^a   Lipori, Paul ^a   Lee, W Anthony ^a   Beaver, Thomas Mark ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGING; LABORATORY; LENGTH OF STAY; OPEN SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 73149122556     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.020     Document Type: Article

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