A micro-costing evaluation of lobectomy by thoracotomy versus thoracoscopy.

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Date publication

avril 2019

Journal

Journal of thoracic disease

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BERNARD Alain


Tous les auteurs :
Charvin M, Späth HM, Bernard A, Bertaux AC

Résumé

Two surgical strategies called video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS) and thoracotomy are used for lobectomy following lung cancer diagnosis. The aim of this study was to assess the total cost of each technique (thoracotomy and VATS) during hospitalization in France.

Mots clés

Cost analysis, lobectomy, lung cancer, thoracoscopy, thoracotomy

Référence

J Thorac Dis. 2019 Apr;11(4):1233-1242