title: [What may surgical therapy of benign thyroid gland diseases cost? Extreme, moderate and ethically defensible calculations].
abstract: Since January 1996, Fallpauschalen (fee for case) and Sonderentgelte (fee for service) lead up to a new dictatorship of economy over surgeons affairs. A detailed economical analysis for the surgical treatment of benign diseases of the thyroid gland was made. Comparing the costs and our financial benefits, it is evident that there are no reserves for complications or longterm patients.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein- und Gefässchirurgie, Zentralkrankenhaus, Bremen.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kratsch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Menzel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grünewald
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Klempa
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005245:Fee Schedules; D005251:Fees, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000191:economics*
vernacular_title: Was darf die chirurgische Therapie benigner Schilddrüsenerkrankungen kosten? Extreme, moderate und ethisch vertretbare Kalkulationen.