Effects of a clinical pathway for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) on quality and cost of care

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 395, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-340

  Schwarzbach, Matthias H M ^a   Ronellenfitsch, Ulrich ^a   Wang, Qian ^a   Rössner, Eric D ^a   Denz, Christof ^b   Post, Stefan ^b   Hohenberger, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b University Medicine Mannheim   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical Pathway; Health economics; Outcomes; Quality of care; Thoracoscopy VATS

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REOPERATION; STANDARDIZATION; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954678038     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-009-0507-7     Document Type: Article

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