Comparative hospital cost-analysis of open and robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy

Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-129

  Tomaszewski, Jeffrey J ^a   Matchett, Jarred C ^a   Davies, Benjamin J ^a   Jackman, Stephen V ^a   Hrebinko, Ronald L ^a   Nelson, Joel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; ROBOTIC ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 84863005672     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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