Medical and economic implications of prolonged mechanical ventilation and expedited post-acute care

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 357-361

  Cox, Christopher E ^a   Carson, Shannon S ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

health care costs; prognosis; prolonged mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

AFTERCARE; COST OF ILLNESS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864660689     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: 10989048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1321985     Document Type: Article

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