A COST-EFFECTIVENESS COMPARISON OF THE OPEN AND LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMIES FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Objectives: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is preferred to open appendectomy (OA), as it is less invasive. However, it is debatable whether LA is more cost-effective. We compared the cost-benefits of LA with OA, using the entire pediatric inpatient hospital data in USA. Methods: The Kids' In...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Rojan GÜMÜŞ
2019-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijhsrp/issue/50593/613796 |