In-hospital clinical and economic consequences of pulmonary wedge resections for cancer using video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques vs traditional open resections: A retrospective database analysis

Chest

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 429-435

  Howington, John A ^a   Gunnarsson, Candace L ^b   Maddaus, Michael A ^c   McKenna, Robert J ^d   Meyers, Bryan F ^e   Miller, Daniel ^f   Moore, Matthew ^g   Rizzo, John A ^h   Swanson, Scott ⁱ  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b S2 Statistical Solutions Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

^g ETHICON INC   (United States)

^h STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; WEDGE RESECTION;

EID: 84863011524     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-3013     Document Type: Article

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