Effectiveness and efficiency of intensive care medicine: Variable costs in different diagnosis groups

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 820-826

  Iapichino, Gaetano ^a   Radrizzani, D ^b   Simini, B ^c   Rossi, C ^d   Albicini, M ^a   Ferla, L ^a   Colombo, A ^a   Pezzi, A ^a   Brazzi, L ^a   Melotti, R ^e   Rossi, G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^c Ist Ric Farmacologiche Mario Negri   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Diagnosis; Effectiveness; Efficiency; GiViTI; ICU performance; Level of care; Variable costs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STROKE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 3342922376     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2004.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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