A cost, profit, and efficiency analysis of performing Carpal tunnel surgery in the operating room versus the clinic setting in the United States

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 245-248

  Chatterjee, Abhishek ^a   McCarthy, James E ^a   Montagne, Shirley A ^a   Leong, Kenneth ^a   Kerrigan, Carolyn L ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; clinic setting; cost analysis; cost comparison; efficiency analysis; operating room setting; outpatient setting; profit analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951772873     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181db7784     Document Type: Article

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