Cost-effectiveness of clinical pathway in coronary artery bypass surgery

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-213

  Lin, Yung Kai ^a   Chen, Chia Pin ^b   Tsai, Wen Chen ^c   Chiao, Yu Ching ^b   Lin, Blossom Yen Ju ^c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Care costs; Care quality; Clinical pathway; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Cost effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART BEAT; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955684011     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-009-9357-7     Document Type: Article

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