Comparative hospital economics and patient presentation: Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fracture

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1290-1294

  Mehio, A K ^a   Lerner, Jason H ^b   Engelhart, L M ^b   Kozma, C M ^c   Slaton, T L ^c   Edwards, N C ^d   Lawler, G J ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Synthes Technical Center   (United States)

^c Independent Consultants   (United States)

^d Health Services Consulting   (United States)

^e Neuroimaging and Interventional Spine Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; KYPHOPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; RECOVERY ROOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; COST SAVINGS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; KYPHOPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; UNITED STATES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 80052001000     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2502     Document Type: Article

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