Cost comparison of reusable and single-use ultrasonic shears for laparoscopic bariatric surgery

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 512-518

  Yung, Elliot ^b   Gagner, Michel ^a   Pomp, Alfons ^b   Dakin, Gregory ^b   Milone, Luca ^b   Strain, Gladys ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost studies; Gastric bypass; Laparoscopic surgery; Outcome studies; Reusable instruments; Ultrasound shears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REUSABLE EQUIPMENT; SCALPEL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASONIC SHEAR;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 77953289912     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9723-4     Document Type: Article

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