Review of a large clinical series: A microcosting study of intensive care unit stay in the Netherlands

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 250-257

  Tan, Siok Swan ^a   Hakkaart Van Roijen, Leona ^a   Al, Maiwenn J ^a   Bouwmans, Clazien A ^a   Hoogendoorn, Marga E ^b   Spronk, Peter E ^c   Bakker, Jan ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; ICU stay; Intensive care; Mechanical ventilation; Microcosting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONSULTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METABOLIC DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NINE EQUIVALENT OF NURSING MANPOWER USE SCORE; NURSING COST; NUTRITION; PHARMACIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COST; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 48249132759     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066608318661     Document Type: Review

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