Is Less Really More? Economic Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Andrew S ChungAlexander BallatoriBrandon OrtegaElliot MinBlake FormanekJohn LiuPatrick C Hsieh Raymond J HahJeffrey C WangZorica Buser

Published in: Global spine journal (2020)

Current data suggests that overall cost-savings may be incurred with use of MIS techniques. However, data reporting on costs lacks in uniformity, making it difficult to formulate any firm conclusions regarding any incremental improvements in cost-effectiveness that may be incurred when utilizing MIS techniques when compared to equivalent open techniques.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
big data
emergency department
data analysis
machine learning