Association of Hospital Costs With Complications Following Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Luke V. Selby,
Renee L. Gennarelli,
Geoffrey Schnorr,
Stephen B. Solomon,
Mark Schattner,
Elena B. Elkin,
Peter B. Bach,
Vivian E. Strong
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.1718
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrectomy , reimbursement , interquartile range , cancer , retrospective cohort study , adenocarcinoma , general surgery , surgery , total cost , emergency medicine , health care , economics , economic growth , microeconomics
Postoperative complications are associated with increased hospital costs following major surgery, but the mechanism by which they increase cost and the categories of care that drive this increase are poorly described.
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