A comparative direct cost analysis of pediatric urologic robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery: Could robot-assisted surgery be less expensive?

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 871-877

  Rowe, Courtney K ^a,b   Pierce, Michael W ^a   Tecci, Katherine C ^b   Houck, Constance S ^b   Mandell, James ^a   Retik, Alan B ^a,b   Nguyen, Hiep T ^a,b  

^a Department of Urology   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SCHOOL CHILD; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84863820026     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0584     Document Type: Article

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