Advanced imaging use in intensive care units has decreased, resulting in lower charges without negative effects on patient outcomes

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 460-464

  Lee, Jarone ^a   Geyer, Brian ^b   Naraghi, Leily ^a   Kaafarani, Haytham M A ^a   Eikermann, Matthias ^a   Yeh, D Dante ^a   Bajwa, Ednan K ^a   Cobb, J Perren ^a   Raja, Ali S ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Intensive care units; Radiology use; Resource use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREND STUDY; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928584858     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.12.012     Document Type: Article

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