A cost-reducing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program model: A single institution experience

Perfusion (United Kingdom)

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 148-153

  Cavarocchi, N C ^a   Wallace, S ^a   Hong, E Y ^a   Tropea, A ^a   Byrne, J ^a   Pitcher, H T ^a   Hirose, Hitoshi ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cost; ECMO; ICU; patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE;

EID: 84924917502     PISSN: 02676591     EISSN: 1477111X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267659114534288     Document Type: Article

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