Cost effectiveness of laparoscopy versus laparotomy in early stage endometrial cancer: A randomised trial

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-82

  Bijen, Claudia B ^a   Vermeulen, Karin M ^a   Mourits, Marian J ^a   Arts, Henriëtte J ^a   Ter Brugge, Henk G ^b   Van Der Sijde, Rob ^c   Wijma, Jacobus ^d   Bongers, Marlies Y ^e   Van Der Zee, Ate G ^a   De Bock, Geertruida H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Netherlands)

^d MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Costs; Endometrial cancer; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; CYSTADENOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; EUROQOL 5D; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, ENDOMETRIOID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952819062     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.11.043     Document Type: Article

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