Cost analysis of blood purification in intensive care units: Continuous versus intermittent hemodiafiltration

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 572-579

  Vitale, Corrado ^a   Bagnis, Cristiana ^a   Marangella, Martino ^a   Belloni, Giuseppe ^a   Lupo, Mario ^a   Spina, Giuseppe ^a   Bondonio, Piervincenzo ^b   Ramello, Adriano ^a  

^a MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; CRRT; Hemodiafiltration; Hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; TECHNICAL AID;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HEMOFILTRATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642435670     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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