Outcomes of and resource consumption by high-cost patients in the intensive care unit

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 467-473

  Welton, John M ^a   Meyer, Anthony A ^b   Mandelkehr, Larry ^d   Fakhry, Samir M ^c   Jarr, Sandra ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BETTY AND GUY BEATTY CENTER FOR INTEGRATED RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036728929     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2002.11.5.467     Document Type: Article

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