title: Should evaluation of surgeons based on total hospital costs have considered operating room times?
authors.forename: Franklin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dexter
authors.forename: Ruth E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Wachtel
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics*; D007902:Length of Stay; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States