title: Surgical endoscopy--outcomes and costs. Introduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Traverso
mesh_terms: D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States