Current venues of care and related costs for the chronically critically ill

Respiratory Care

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 867-886

  Donahoe, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronically critically ill; Long term acute care; Prolonged mechanical ventilation; Step down units

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC CRITICAL ILLNESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; STRATEGIC PLANNING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; LEGAL ASPECT; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EPISODE OF CARE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICARE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863599109     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01656     Document Type: Review

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