The reimbursement and cost of acute kidney injury: A UK hospital perspective

Nephron - Clinical Practice

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-56

  Kolhe, Nitin V ^a   Eldehni, Mohamed T ^a   Selby, Nicholas M ^a   McIntyre, Christopher W ^a  

^a ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Cost; Health economics; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; ICD-10; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; CONSULTATION; COST OF ILLNESS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84893690717     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16602110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000358435     Document Type: Article

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