Costs and coding - Free-flap reconstruction in lower-limb trauma

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 381-384

  Townley, W A ^a   Urbanska, C ^b   Dunn, R L R ^a   Khan, U ^b  

^a SALISBURY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Free flap; Lower limb trauma; Tariff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE FIXATION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRACILIS FLAP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LEG INJURY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT; SCAPULAR FLAP; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CLINICAL CODING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 79952451154     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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