Cost effectiveness of enhanced recovery after surgery programme for vaginal hysterectomy: A comparison of pre and post-implementation expenditures

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 399-406

  Relph, Sophie ^a   Bell, Alice ^a   Sivashanmugarajan, Viswapriya ^a   Munro, Kerry ^a   Chigwidden, Kelly ^a   Lloyd, Sue ^a   Fakokunde, Abiodun ^a   Yoong, Wai ^a  

^a NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Enhanced recovery; Fast track; Length of stay; Vaginal hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; LENGTH OF STAY; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84912103710     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2182     Document Type: Article

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