Paediatric robotic surgery in clinical practice: A cost analysis

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 311-315

  Anderberg, Magnus ^a   Kockum, C C ^a   Arnbjornsson, E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Costs; Da Vinci surgical system; Fundoplication; Robotic surgery

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROBOTICS; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SWEDEN;

EID: 74249114861     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1233495     Document Type: Article

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