Critical care providers are under increasing pressure to be attentive to cost concerns. The
ICU consumes a significant amount of resources and, as such, is a frequently identified …

The ICU, perhaps more than any other area in modern medicine, brings the conflicting
issues of high cost and life-saving technology into stark relief. Cost-effectiveness analysis …

Clinical decision making in critical care has traditionally been based on clinical outcome
measures such as mortality and morbidity. Over the past few decades, however, increasing …

There are 4 general economic analyses used in health care: cost minimization, cost-benefit,
cost-effectiveness, and cost utility. In this review, we provide an overview of each of these …

Background: Receiving care in an intensive care unit can greatly influence patients' survival
and quality of life. Such treatments can, however, be extremely resource intensive …

Understanding economic outcomes in critical care : Current Opinion in Critical Care
Understanding economic outcomes in critical care : Current Opinion in Critical Care Log in or …

Resources in the health care system are limited, and it is important to maximize the health
benefits to patients within the resources available. In the critical care setting, this is …

Objective. To define the different types of costs incurred in the care of critically ill patients
and to describe some of the most commonly used methods for measuring and allocating …

End-of life care is in need of improvement, yet little is known about the effectiveness or cost
of various end-of-life therapies. Economic analyses are used to help make decisions …

Background Given the high costs of delivering care to critically ill patients, practitioners and
policymakers are beginning to scrutinize the costs and outcomes associated with intensive …