TOTAL COST OF HOSPITALIZATION OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING ELECTIVE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY RELATED TO NUTRITIONAL STATUS

TOTAL COST OF HOSPITALIZATION OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING ELECTIVE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY RELATED TO NUTRITIONAL STATUS

ABSTRACT Background: In the Western world, the population developed an overweight profile. The morbidly obese generate higher cost to the health system. However, there is a gap in this approach with regard to individuals above the eutrofic pattern, who are not considered as morbidly obese. Aim:...

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Main Authors: Francisco Julimar Correia de MENEZES, Lara Gadelha Luna de MENEZES, Guilherme Pinheiro Ferreira da SILVA, Antônio Aldo MELO-FILHO, Daniel Hardy MELO, Carlos Antonio Bruno da SILVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2016-06-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
Subjects:
Cost control
health expenditures
Cholecistectomy
Obesity
Laparoscopy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202016000200081&tlng=pt

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