Principles of economic evaluation in surgery.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 10552115.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
This document reviews the key principles of economic evaluation as they pertain to the evaluation of surgical questions. It addresses the role of economic evaluation in health care decision making, describes the central issues in performing or evaluating an economic evaluation, and finally offers several examples of recent economic evaluations from the surgical literature. A concise annotated reference section is provided for those wishing to read further.
Medical subject headings
- Health Care Costs
- Surgical Procedures, Operative