The intensive care unit cost of surviving and dying.
1996
H Thompson, and
P Spiers
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007362
Intensive Care Units
Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.
ICU Intensive Care Units,Intensive Care Unit,Unit, Intensive Care
D009102
Multiple Organ Failure
A progressive condition usually characterized by combined failure of several organs such as the lungs, liver, kidney, along with some clotting mechanisms, usually postinjury or postoperative.
MODS,Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome,Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, Multiple,Organ Failure, Multiple,Failure, Multiple Organ,Multiple Organ Failures
D004739
England
A part of Great Britain within the United Kingdom.
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017721
Hospital Costs
The expenses incurred by a hospital in providing care. The hospital costs attributed to a particular patient care episode include the direct costs plus an appropriate proportion of the overhead for administration, personnel, building maintenance, equipment, etc. Hospital costs are one of the factors which determine HOSPITAL CHARGES (the price the hospital sets for its services).