Physician-attributable differences in intensive care unit costs: A single-center study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1206-1210

  Garland, Allan ^a   Shaman, Ziad ^a   Baron, John ^a   Connors Jr , Alfred F ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Health resources; Health services research; Intensive care units

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OHIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33845536419     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200511-1810OC     Document Type: Article

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