A cost comparison of laparoscopic and open colon surgery in a publicly funded academic institution

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1213-1222

  Hardy, Krista M ^a,b,c   Kwong, Josephine ^b   Pitzul, Kristen B ^b   Vergis, Ashley S ^a   Jackson, Timothy D ^b,c   Urbach, David R ^b,c   Okrainec, Allan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bowel; Cancer; Colorectal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; AGED; CANADA; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84899472494     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-013-3311-y     Document Type: Article

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