The cost of open heart surgery in Nigeria

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Falase, Bode ^a   Sanusi, Michael ^a   Majekodunmi, Adetinuwe ^a   Ajose, Ifeoluwa ^a   Idowu, Ariyo ^a   Oke, David ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Direct costs; Lagos; Nigeria; Open heart surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL FEE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NIGERIA; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIRECT COSTS; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; LAGOS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PILOT STUDY; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

DIRECT COSTS; LAGOS; NIGERIA; OPEN HEART SURGERY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG COSTS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; NIGERIA; OPERATING ROOMS; PILOT PROJECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874443530     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.14.61.2162     Document Type: Article

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