Cost-effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 421-428

  Merchant, Raina M ^a,b,c   Becker, Lance B ^b   Abella, Benjamin S ^b   Asch, David A ^c,d   Groeneveld, Peter W ^d  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Center for Resuscitation Science and Department of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Center for Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cost benefit analysis; Heart arrest; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESUSCITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; INSTRUMENTATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 71649089201     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.108.839605     Document Type: Article

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