Avoidable costs of stenting for aortic coarctation in the United Kingdom: an economic model

Avoidable costs of stenting for aortic coarctation in the United Kingdom: an economic model

Abstract Background Undesirable outcomes in health care are associated with patient harm and substantial excess costs. Coarctation of the aorta (CoA), one of the most common congenital heart diseases, can be repaired with stenting but requires monitoring and subsequent interventions to detect and tr...

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Main Authors: Maximilian Salcher, Alistair Mcguire, Vivek Muthurangu, Marcus Kelm, Titus Kuehne, Huseyin Naci, CARDIOPROOF
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Coarctation of the aorta
Stents
Heart defects
Congenital
Avoidable costs
Cost savings
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2215-2

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