Cost analysis of robot-assisted laparoscopic versus hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1030-1037

  Ferguson III, James E ^a   Goyal, Ravi K ^b,c   Raynor, Mathew C ^a   Nielsen, Matthew E ^a   Pruthi, Raj S ^a   Brown, Paul M ^c   Wallen, Eric M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOT ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL APPROACH;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; OPERATING ROOMS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; ROBOTICS;

EID: 84865200763     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0568     Document Type: Article

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