Dura splitting decompression for Chiari I malformation in pediatric patients: Clinical outcomes, healthcare costs, and resource utilization

Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 922-928

  Litvack, Zachary N ^a   Lindsay, Rebecca A ^a   Selden, Nathan R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari decompression; Chiari malformation; Cost benefit; Extradural decompression

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; DURA SPLITTING DECOMPRESSION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCELE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878857556     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31828ca1ed     Document Type: Article

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