Cost considerations for the use of low-air-loss bed therapy in adult intensive care

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 154-162

  Hibbert, Clare L ^a   Edbrooke, David L ^b   Corcoran, Margaret ^b   Bright, Nicola N ^c   Kingsley, Judith N ^d  

^a Intensive Care Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical Economics and Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APACHE; ARTICLE; BED; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

APACHE; BEDS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033143284     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(99)80046-9     Document Type: Article

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