National trends in percutaneous cholecystostomy between 1994 and 2009: Perspectives from medicare provider claims

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 474-479

  Duszak, Richard ^a   Behrman, Stephen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gallbladder surgery; Percutaneous cholecystostomy; Procedure utilization; Socioeconomic trends

Indexed keywords

BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; EMERGENCY CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CHOLECYSTOSTOMY; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926231564     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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