Economics of less invasive spinal surgery: An analysis of hospital cost differences between open and minimally invasive instrumented spinal fusion procedures during the perioperative period

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 65-74

  Lucio, John C ^a   van Conia, R Brent ^a   de Luzio, Kevin J ^b   Lehmen, Jeffrey A ^c   Rodgers, Jody A ^c   Rodgers, W B ^c  

^a St Mary's Health Center   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Spine Midwest Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Degenerative; Lumbar; MIS; Residual events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPEN SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; REGISTER; REOPERATION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSFUSION;

EID: 84866063323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/RMHP.S30974     Document Type: Article

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