Tension-Free Repair Versus Watchful Waiting for Men with Asymptomatic or Minimally Symptomatic Inguinal Hernias: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Tập 203 - Trang 458-468 - 2006
Kevin T. Stroupe1,2,3,4, Larry M. Manheim3, Ping Luo1, Anita Giobbie-Hurder1, Denise M. Hynes2,4,5, Olga Jonasson6, Domenic J. Reda1,7, James O. Gibbs3, Dorothy D. Dunlop3, Robert J. Fitzgibbons8
1Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, IL
2Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, IL
3Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
4VA Information Resource Center, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, IL
5Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
6University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
7School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
8Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, NE