Objectives To review the studies, which calculated the total intensive care unit costs and
indicated the main cost drivers in the intensive care by using either top-down, bottom-up …

Objectives The objective of the present study was to measure and compare the direct costs
of intensive care unit (ICU) days at seven ICU departments in Germany, Italy, the …

Background Given the variability of intensive care unit (ICU) costs in different countries and
the importance of this information for guiding clinicians to effective treatment and to the …

The primary objective of this study was to estimate the actual daily costs of intensive care
unit stay using a microcosting methodology. As a secondary objective, the degree of …

Objective The study presents the findings of the first National Intensive Care Cost Block
Analysis in Hungary. Methods There were 13 Intensive Care Units (ICUs) involved in this …

Intensive care unit (ICU) costs account for a great part of a hospital's expenses. The
objective of the present study was to measure the patient-specific cost of ICU treatment, to …

Aim To estimate the nursing service costs using a top‐down micro‐costing approach and to
compare it with a bottom‐up micro‐costing approach. Background Accurate data of nursing …

Objective: This study aimed to estimate the cost of patients admitted to the Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) of the Teaching University Hospital of Thessaly (TUHT) in 2006 and to …

A bstract Intensive care unit (ICU) service is resource-intense, finite, and valuable. The
outcome of critically ill patients has improved because of a better understanding of disease …

Critical care services are an identified, resource-intensive component of health-care
provision. Examining cost containment and clinical effectiveness in this specialty is therefore …