학술논문
Factors Associated With Increased Charges for Hysterectomy.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*HYSTERECTOMY
*OPERATIVE surgery
*HOSPITAL charges
*HEMORRHAGE
*LENGTH of stay in hospitals
*ANTIBIOTICS
*LAPAROSCOPIC surgery
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ISSN
0029-7844
Abstract
The article evaluates factors associated with increased hospital charges for hysterectomy with specific attention to differences based on surgical technique. Blood loss and operative time were strongly associated with higher charges for hysterectomy. Other factors associated with higher charges were postoperative fever, increasing length of hospitalization, the use of prophylactic antibiotics and the laparoscopic surgical technique compared with vaginal hysterectomy.