Leung, Dennis

Single-incision surgery has higher cost with equivalent pain and quality-of-life scores compared with multiple-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective randomized blinded comparison. [electronic resource] - Journal of the American College of Surgeons Nov 2012 - 702-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

1879-1190

10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.05.038 doi


Adult
Aged
Analgesics--therapeutic use
Biliary Dyskinesia--economics
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic--economics
Cholecystitis--economics
Female
Hospital Charges--statistics & numerical data
Hospital Costs--statistics & numerical data
Humans
Intention to Treat Analysis
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement
Pain, Postoperative--drug therapy
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Single-Blind Method
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome