Retrospective analysis of never events in panniculectomy and abdominoplasty patients and their financial implications

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 412-415

  Champaneria, Manish C ^a   Workman, Adrienne D ^a   Pham, Anh Tuan ^a   Adetayo, Oluwaseun A ^a   Gupta, Subhas C ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominoplasty; CMS; Infection; Never events; Panniculectomy; Plastic surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; AGED; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84913607938     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: 15363708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31827fb36b     Document Type: Article

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