Cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in high-altitude areas
LC is less expensive and more effective than OC from the patient and society perspectives. Although there are some obstacles, it is feasible to promote LC in high-altitude, low-resource areas.
Authors
- Yonghong Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5600-1197)
- Defu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7486-3739)
- Ying Ma
- Tiecheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9866-1258)
- Xiaofeng Jing
- Fan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0092-7223)
- Haiqi Xiang
Institutions
- Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Qinghai No.3 People's Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000045644
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00