A cost analysis of postoperative management in endometrial cancer patients treated by robotics versus laparoscopic approach

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 528-531

  Martino, M A ^a,b   Shubella, J ^a   Thomas, M B ^a   Morcrette, R M ^a   Schindler, J ^a   Williams, S ^b   Boulay, R ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Postoperative pain; Robotic gynecologic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS;

ANALGESICS; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS;

EID: 81155155624     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.08.021     Document Type: Article

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