A cost-minimisation analysis of lobectomy: thoracoscopic versus posterolateral thoracotomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 827-832

  Burfeind Jr , William R ^a   Jaik, Nikhil P ^a   Villamizar, Nestor ^b   Toloza, Eric M ^b   Harpole Jr , David H ^b   D'Amico, Thomas A ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Lobectomy; Lung cancer; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COST CONTROL; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NORTH CAROLINA; PNEUMONECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949490876     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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