Resuscitation of neonates at 23 weeks' gestational age: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 121-130

  Colin Partridge, J ^a   Robertson, Kathryn R ^a   Rogers, Elizabeth E ^a   Landman, Geri Ottaviano ^b   Allen, Allison J ^c   Caughey, Aaron B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Death and dying; Decision making; Ethics; Extreme prematurity; Health policy; Perinatal care; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESUSCITATION; SELECTIVE RESUSCITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL RESUSCITATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84919999141     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.909803     Document Type: Article

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