Modeling cost of ultrasound versus nerve stimulator guidance for nerve blocks with sensitivity analysis

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-63

  Liu, Spencer S ^a   John, Raymond S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROMORPHONE; ONDANSETRON;

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ECHOGRAPHY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACHINE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFIT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NERVE BLOCK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 74549225629     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181c6f5bf     Document Type: Article

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