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Standardized clinical care pathways for major thoracic cases reduce hospital costs
Kenton J Zehr, MD, Patty B Dawson, RN, Stephen C Yang, MD, Richard F Heitmiller, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 66, Issue 3, Pages (September 1998) DOI: /S (98)
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Fig 1 Total hospital charges for esophagectomy patients, in actual dollars and constant dollars adjusted for inflation according to Table 1. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (98) )
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Fig 2 Categorized hospital charges for esophagectomy patients in actual dollars (A) and in constant dollars adjusted for inflation (B). (lab = laboratory charges; OR = operating room charges; other = miscellaneous charges; pharm = pharmaceutical charges; PT = physical therapy charges; rad = radiology charges; supp = supplies.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (98) )
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Fig 3 Decreasing charges of esophagectomy patients year by year, in actual and constant dollars adjusted for inflation according to Table 1. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (98) )
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Fig 4 Total hospital charges for anatomic lung resection patients, in actual dollars and constant dollars adjusted for inflation according to Table 1. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (98) )
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Fig 5 Categorized hospital charges for anatomic lung resection patients in actual dollars (A) and in constant dollars adjusted for inflation (B). (lab = laboratory charges; OR = operating room charges; other = miscellaneous charges; pharm = pharmaceutical charges; PT = physical therapy charges; rad = radiology charges; supp = supplies.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (98) )
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Fig 6 Decreasing charges of anatomic lung resection patients year by year, in actual and constant dollars adjusted for inflation according to Table 1. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (98) )
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Fig 7 Decreasing length of stay in both esophagectomy and anatomic lung resection patients year by year. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (98) )
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