February 01, 1996

Information for Readers
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Editorial Board
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PREFACE
• RICARDO L. ROSSI,
• BLAKE CADY
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COST EFFECTIVENESS IN SURGERY

THE INFLUENCE OF SURGICAL TRAINING ON THE PRACTICE OF SURGERY
Are Changes Necessary?
• Michael D. Stone,
• Jennifer Doyle
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p1-10
“ROUTINE” PREOPERATIVE STUDIES
Which Studies in Which Patients?
• Peter W. Marcello,
• Patricia L. Roberts
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p11-23
COST-EFFECTIVE PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION, OPERATIVE TREATMENT, AND POSTOPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP IN THE BREAST CANCER PATIENT
• Blake Cady
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p25-34

SCREENING OF AVERAGE-RISK INDIVIDUALS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER AND POSTOPERATIVE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER
• Richard L. Nelson
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p35-45
COST EFFECTIVENESS IN TRAUMA CARE
• David C. Elliott,
• Aurelio Rodriguez
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p47-62

MALIGNANT OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE
Evaluation and Management
• Ricardo L. Rossi,
• L. William Traverso,
• Fernando Pimentel
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p63-70

COST-EFFECTIVE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ACUTE ABDOMEN
• Brian D. Gill,
• Jeffrey R. Jenkins
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p71-82
A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING
• Geoffrey C. Jiranek,
• Richard A. Kozarek
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p83-103
THE MANAGEMENT OF HERNIA
Considerations in Cost Effectiveness
• Keith W. Millikan,
• Daniel J. Deziel
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p105-116
MANAGING GALLBLADDER DISEASE IN A COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER
• Rocco Orlando III,
• John C. Russell
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p117-128
TECHNOLOGY AND SURGERY
Dilemma of the Gimmick, True Advances, and Cost Effectiveness
• L. William Traverso
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p129-138

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MEDICAL OUTCOMES IN THE ERA OF COST CONTAINMENT
• Francis X. Campion,
• Michael S. Rosenblatt
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p139-159

HOW TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN THE OPERATING ROOM
• Donna G. Kanich,
• Jayne R. Byrd
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p161-173

COST EFFECTIVENESS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
• Orlando C. Kirton,
• Joseph M. Civetta,
• Judith Hudson-Civetta
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p175-200