Assessing the in-hospital survival benefits of intensive care

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-72

  Shmueli, Amir ^a   Sprung, Charles L ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

APACHE II; Bivariate probit; In hospital survival; Intensive care; Israel

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; PULMONARY DISEASES;

ACUTE DIAGNOSIS; ADMISSION POLICIES; CROWDING; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURVIVAL PROBABILITIES;

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 13644262187     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462305050087     Document Type: Article

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