Tracheostomy in thermally injured patients: Does Diagnosis-related group 483 adequately estimate resource use and hospital costs?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 861-866

  Kagan, Richard J ^a,e   Gamelli, Richard ^b   Kemalyan, Nathan ^c   Saffle, Jeffrey R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn center reimbursement; Burns; Diagnosis related group (DRG) 483; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BURN; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; THERMAL INJURY; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; OHIO; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRACHEOTOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7244221858     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000100378.29376.91     Document Type: Review

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