Open AccessA micro-costing evaluation of lobectomy by thoracotomy versus thoracoscopy
Author(s) -
Maud Charvin,
Hans Martin Späth,
Alain Bernard,
Anne-Claire Bertaux
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.03.67
Subject(s) - thoracotomy , medicine , thoracoscopy , activity based costing , vats lobectomy , lung cancer , general surgery , cardiothoracic surgery , surgery , operations management , pneumonectomy , marketing , business , economics
According to this micro-costing study, thoracotomy seems to be the less expensive technique for the hospital. Our data will be included in a cost-utility analysis to assess the medico-economic impact of the VATS strategy.
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