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Does minimally invasive surgery improve postoperative and economic outcomes compared to open surgery in the Medicare population?
Does minimally invasive surgery improve postoperative and economic outcomes compared to open surgery in the Medicare population?
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MIS associated with better outcomes and lower costs in Medicare patients; leaves open questions on selection bias and need for prospective confirmation.
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Fan et al. (2016) studied this question.
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