Costs of hospitalized ventilator-dependent children: Differences between a ventilator ward and intensive care unit

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 356-361

  Edwards, Jeffrey D ^a   Rivanis, Chris ^b   Kun, Sheila S ^b   Caughey, Aaron B ^c   Keens, Thomas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial economics; Child; Costs and cost analysis; Intensive care units; Pediatric; Positive pressure ventilation; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR;

CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79952753786     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21371     Document Type: Article

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