Impact of the new payment system on laparoscopic appendectomy in Korea

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 338-344

  Kim, Jong Wan ^a   Shin, Dong Woo ^a   Chae, Jin Ju ^a   Kim, Jeong Yeon ^a   Park, Sung Gil ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Diagnosis related group (DRG); Laparoscopic appendectomy; Prospective payment system (PPS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AMBULATORY CARE; APPENDECTOMY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; APPENDECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027953019     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.04.070     Document Type: Article

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