Is it 'worthwhile' to continue treating patients with a prolonged stay (>14 days) in the ICU? An economic evaluation

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Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 192-198

  Heyland, Daren K ^a   Konopad, Elsie ^b,c   Noseworthy, Thomas W ^b,c   Johnston, Richard ^b,c   Gafni, Amiram ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Critical care or intensive care; Economic evaluations; Health status measurements; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031868135     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.1.192     Document Type: Article

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