Evaluation of hospital complications and costs associated with using ultrasound guidance during abdominal paracentesis procedures

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Patel, Pankaj A ^a   Ernst, Frank R ^b   Gunnarsson, Candace L ^c  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b Premier Research   (United States)

^c S2 Statistical Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Hospital costs; Paracentesis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HEMATOMA; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LACERATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SEROMA;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARACENTESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856052829     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2011.628723     Document Type: Article

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