The distribution of costs of care in mechanically ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 408-413

  Ely, E Wesley ^a,c   Baker, Albert M ^b   Evans, Gregory W ^a   Haponik, Edward F ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lynchburg Pulmonary Associates   (United States)

^c Vanderbilt University Transplant Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cost of care; Critical care; Intensive care unit; Outcome; Respiration; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034049033     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200002000-00020     Document Type: Article

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