| Title |
Economics of less invasive spinal surgery: an analysis of hospital cost differences between open and minimally invasive instrumented spinal fusion procedures during the perioperative period
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.2147/rmhp.s30974 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
John C Lucio, R Brent VanConia, Kevin J DeLuzio, Jeffrey A Lehmen, Jody A Rodgers, WB Rodgers |
| Abstract |
There is great debate about the costs and benefits of technology-driven medical interventions such as instrumented lumbar fusion. With most analyses using charge data, the actual costs incurred by medical institutions performing these procedures are not well understood. The object of the current study was to examine the differences in hospital operating costs between open and minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) during the perioperative period. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 5% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 68 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 20 | 27% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 15% |
| Other | 9 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 16% |
| Unknown | 12 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 45% |
| Engineering | 4 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Materials Science | 2 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 15% |
| Unknown | 19 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
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#4,147,096
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#28,918
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#2
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