Prevalence and hospital resource utilization in tympanoplasty and revision tympanoplasty: A population-based comparative study

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 400-405

  Hou, Yu Yi ^a,b   Huang, Hsiao Ling ^c   Shi, Hon Yi ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Yuh Ing Junior College of Health Care and Management   (Taiwan)

^c School of Dentistry   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hospital resource utilization; Prealence rate; Revision tympanoplasty; Tympanoplasty

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; TYMPANOPLASTY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 84862820513     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318248ea56     Document Type: Article

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