Open AccessAdult cardiac surgical cost variation around the world: Protocol for a systematic review
Author(s) -
Dominique Vervoort,
Camila Roginski Guetter,
Lena Trager,
Priyansh Shah,
Carlos E. Díaz-Castrillón,
Eric W. Etchill,
Rawn Salenger
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of surgery protocols
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.291
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2468-3574
DOI - 10.1016/j.isjp.2020.07.004
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac surgery , mitral valve repair , aortic valve replacement , mitral valve replacement , mitral valve , aortic valve repair , aortic valve , cardiology , surgery , aorta , aortic root , stenosis
Globally, over one million cardiac operations occur each year, whereas cardiac surgery is expensive and largely inaccessible without insurance or philanthropic support. Substantial cost variation has been reported within cardiac surgery in the United States and among non-cardiac surgical procedures globally, but little is known on the global procedural cost variation for common adult cardiac surgical procedures.