An economic evaluation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) multisite implementation program for colorectal surgery in Alberta

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 415-421

  Thanh, Nguyen X ^a   Chuck, Anderson W ^a   Wasylak, Tracy ^b   Lawrence, Jeannette ^b   Faris, Peter ^b   Ljungqvist, Olle ^c   Nelson, Gregg ^d   Gramlich, Leah M ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c Örebro University   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PROBABILITY; SURGERY;

EID: 85006401232     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.006716     Document Type: Article

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