Lower extremity amputation prevention in Singapore: Economic analysis of results

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 662-668

  Tan, M L M ^a   Feng, J ^b   Gordois, A ^c   Wong, E S D ^d  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^c Deloitte Access Economics   (Australia)

^d TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Critical limb ischaemia; Hospital cost savings; Limb salvage; Percutaneous angioplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LEG AMPUTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ANGIOPLASTY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052989968     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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