Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major debilitating disease affecting ∼27 million persons in
the US. Yet, the financial costs to patients and insurers remain poorly understood. The …

BACKGROUND: The Premier Perspective Database (Premier Inc, Charlotte, NC) was used
to compare hospital costs and perioperative outcomes for video-assisted thoracoscopic …

Background Video-assisted thoracic surgical (VATS) lobectomies and wedge resections result
in less morbidity and shorter length of stay than resections via thoracotomy. The impact of …

BACKGROUND: Anesthesia professional–delivered sedation has become increasingly
common when performing colonoscopy and EGD. OBJECTIVE: To provide an estimate of …

OBJECTIVE: To compare minimally invasive procedures (MIP)—laparoscopic and vaginal
hysterectomy with the traditional open abdominal hysterectomy method by evaluating clinical …

Background— Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) face significant risks of stroke and heart
failure. The objective of this study was to determine whether AF ablation reduces the long-term …

Objective: This study seeks to quantify the effects of osteoarthritis on the cost of absenteeism
from work. Methods: This study performs multivariable analyses to examine the …

Objective The primary objective of this study was to estimate the occurrence and costs of
medical errors from the hospital perspective. Methods Methods from a recent actuarial study of …

Purpose. We performed an analysis of hospitalizations involving thoracentesis procedures
to determine whether the use of ultrasonographic (US) guidance is associated with …

… Candace L. Gunnarsson participated in the planning and conducting of the study, interpreting
data, and drafting the manuscript. All authors have approved the final draft submitted. …