Economics of Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Failure

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-55

  Cooke, Colin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Health expenditures; Health resources; Health services research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955177062     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: 15578232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2011.10.004     Document Type: Review

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