Comparison of costs of endovascular repair versus open surgical repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 416-422

  Min, Sang Il ^a   Min, Seung Kee ^a   Ahn, Sanghyun ^a   Kim, Suh Min ^a   Park, Daedo ^a   Park, Taejin ^a   Chung, Jin Wook ^a   Park, Jae Hyung ^a   Ha, Jongwon ^a   Kim, Sang Joon ^a   Jung, In Mok ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Aortic aneurysm; Cost effectiveness; Endovascular repair; Open surgical repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENDOLEAK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REIMBURSEMENT; SOUTH KOREA; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOLEAK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84862901205     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.4.416     Document Type: Article

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