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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
In a study carried out before laparoscopy or managed care, there was no cost or patient benefit for routine incidental appendectomy. With the onset oflaparoscopy, a change in indications for surgery, and increased prevalence of capitated contracts, a reanalysis of the cost-effectiveness of incidental appendectomy is warranted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1072-7515
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
192
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
182-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Incidental appendectomy in the era of managed care and laparoscopy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY 14642-8410, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article