Outcomes and cost-effectiveness of ventilator support and aggressive care for patients with acute respiratory failure due to pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 614-620

  Hamel, Mary Beth ^a   Phillips, Russell S ^a   Davis, Roger B ^a   Teno, Joan ^b   Connors Jr , Alfred F ^c   Desbiens, Norman ^d   Lynn, Joanne ^e   Dawson, Neal V ^f   Fulkerson, William ^g   Tsevat, Joel ^h  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; APACHE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034561810     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(00)00591-X     Document Type: Article

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