Comparison of hospital charges for closure of patent ductus arteriosus by surgery and by transcatheter coil occlusion. Am J Cardiol 1996 Apr 01;77(9):776-9
Date
04/01/1996Pubmed ID
8651136DOI
10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89219-3Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0029980413 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 34 CitationsAbstract
Hospital charges for coil occlusion were significantly less than for surgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus, and were reduced over time as experience permitted refinement of the coil occlusion protocol. The expected hospital charges for closure by a coil occlusion strategy, including the charges for surgical closure in patients with failed coil occlusion, was less than the hospital charges for surgical closure strategy under any reasonable estimate of coil occlusion efficacy.
Author List
Fedderly RT, Beekman RH 3rd, Mosca RS, Bove EL, Lloyd TRAuthor
Raymond T. Fedderly MD Associate Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Analysis of Variance
Cardiac Catheterization
Child
Child, Preschool
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Elective Surgical Procedures
Embolization, Therapeutic
Follow-Up Studies
Hospital Charges
Humans
Infant
Middle Aged
Radiography, Thoracic
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
