08May/13

Robotic partial nephrectomy involves excessive hospital charges – News-Medical.net

Robotic partial nephrectomy involves excessive hospital charges
News-Medical.net
“Excessive hospital charges were significantly higher with robotic partial nephrectomy,” says Khurshid R. Ghani, M.D., of Vattikuti Urology Institute and lead author of the study. “While we can report no cost-savings with the procedure – quite the
At Increased Cost, Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Improves Kidney Cancer Cancer Network
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08May/13

Editorial: Cape Breton case raises organ donation issues anew – Calgary Herald – Calgary Herald

Editorial: Cape Breton case raises organ donation issues anew – Calgary Herald
Calgary Herald
The story of a 70-year-old Cape Breton man suffering from cirrhosis who claims a doctor told him he’s too old for a liver transplant may be lacking in credibility, since his physician’s side of it hasn’t been heard, but it still raises some valid

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