A cost-effectiveness analysis of reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia at a Danish ICU with ventilator bundle

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 285-292

  Møller, Anders Holmen ^a   Hansen, Louise ^a   Jensen, Morten Sall ^a   Ehlers, Lars Holger ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Denmark; Intensive care units; Pneumonia; Ventilator associated

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; VENTILATOR BUNDLE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858122742     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2011.647175     Document Type: Article

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