Cost analysis of abdominal, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted myomectomies

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-57

  Behera, Millie A ^a,b   Likes, Creighton E ^a,c   Judd, John P ^a   Barnett, Jason C ^a   Havrilesky, Laura J ^a   Wu, Jennifer M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Fertility Treatment Center   (United States)

^c Fertility Center of the Carolinas   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal myomectomy; Cost minimization analysis; Costs; Laparoscopic myomectomy; Robotic assisted laparoscopic myomectomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MYOMECTOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC MYOMECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MYOMA; MYOMECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; ROBOTIC ASSISTED MYOMECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; ROBOTICS; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84455169476     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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