Ethical allocation of ICU resources: A view from the USA

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1009-1014

  Osborne, M ^a   Patterson, J ^b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Oregon Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; OREGON HEALTH PLAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; OREGON HEALTH PLAN;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; OREGON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047680956     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01699220     Document Type: Review

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