Outpatient angiography and interventional radiology: safety and cost benefits.
A three-year study of the safety and cost benefits of outpatient angiography and interventional radiology was undertaken. Of 140 ambulatory patients (17% of all procedures) no delayed complications after discharge were encountered; the estimated cost savings was $20,886. This protocol appears to be both safe and cost-effective.
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans