Comparison of costs for video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy and open lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1054-1061

  Cho, Sukki ^a,b   Do, Young Woo ^b   Lee, Eung Bae ^a,b  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Learning curve; Lobectomy; VATS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; OPEN LOBECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 79954447755     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1315-4     Document Type: Article

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