The relation between TISS and real paediatric ICU costs: A case study with generalizable methodology

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1062-1069

  De Keizer, N F ^a   Bonsel, G J ^b   Al, M J ^c   Gemke, R J B J ^d  

^a Department of Medical Informatics ^*

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Intensive care; TISS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031737459     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050717     Document Type: Article

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