One hospital, one appendectomy: The cost effectiveness of a standardized doctor's preference card

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 919-922

  Skarda, David E ^a   Rollins, Michael ^a   Andrews, Seth ^a   McFadden, Molly ^b   Barnhart, Doug ^a   Meyers, Rebecka ^a   Scaife, Eric ^a  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Cost; Laparoscopy; Pediatric; Standardize; Value

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PREFERENCE CARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NONRUPTURED APPENDICITIS; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; LAPAROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OPERATIVE TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTAH;

EID: 84929506178     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.03.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

1. S.D. St Peter, S.W. Sharp, and G.W. Holcomb III An evidence-based definition for perforated appendicitis derived from a prospective randomized trial J Pediatr Surg 43 2008 2242 2245
2. Standard cost manager: user's guide 1987 Intermountain Health Care Inc. Cleveland, Ohio
3. J. Meier, M. Duval, and J. Wilkes Surgeon dependent variation in adenotonsillectomy costs in children Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 150 2014 887 892
4. M.F. Drummond, G.L. Stoddart, and G.W. Torrance Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes 1987 Oxford University Press Oxford, United Kingdom
5. L.R. Putnam, S.M. Levy, and E. Johnson Impact of a 24-hour discharge pathway on outcomes of pediatric appendectomy Surgery 156 2014 455 461
6. J.R. Avansino, A.B. Goldin, and R. Risley Standardization of operative equipment reduces cost J Pediatr Surg 48 2013 1843 1849
7. M. Langer, A. Safavi, and E.D. Skarsgard Management of the base of the appendix in pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy: clip, ligate, or staple? Surg Technol Int 23 2013 81 83
8. G. Miyano, M. Urao, and G.J. Lane A prospective analysis of endoloops and endostaples for closing the stump of the appendix in children J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 21 2011 177 179