Comparison of the clinical and economic outcomes between open and minimally invasive appendectomy and colectomy: evidence from a large commercial payer database

BACKGROUND: Appendectomy and colectomy are commonly performed surgical procedures. Despite evidence demonstrating advantages with the minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approach, open procedures occur with greater prevalence. Therefore, there is still controversy as to whether the MIS approach is saf...

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Autores principales: Fullum, Terrence M., Ladapo, Joseph A., Borah, Bijan J., Gunnarsson, Candace L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19730950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0675-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19730950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0675-0

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