Open AccessCost-Effectiveness of Hepatic Metastasectomy in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
G. Scott Gazelle,
M. G. Myriam Hunink,
Karen M. Kuntz,
Pamela M. McMahon,
Elkan F. Halpern,
Molly Beinfeld,
Jessica S. Lester,
Kenneth K. Tanabe,
Milton C. Weinstein
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000059989.55280.33
Subject(s) - metastasectomy , medicine , cost effectiveness , quality of life (healthcare) , radiology , resection , surgery , colorectal cancer , oncology , cancer , risk analysis (engineering) , nursing
To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of hepatic resection ("metastasectomy") in patients with metachronous liver metastases from colorectal carcinoma (CRC), and to investigate the impact of operative and follow-up strategies on outcomes, cost, and cost-effectiveness.