Hospital cost-analysis of complications after major abdominal surgery

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 150-156

  Straatman, Jennifer ^a   Cuesta, Miguel A ^a   De Lange De Klerk, Elly S M ^a   Van Der Peet, Donald L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Major abdominal surgery; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; BUDGET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; BUDGETS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84925390448     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: 14219883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000371861     Document Type: Article

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