Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) costs account for up to 20% of a hospital's costs. We
aimed to analyse the individual patient-related cost of intensive care at various hospital …

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 …

Reimbursement schemes in intensive care are more complex than in other areas of
healthcare, due to special procedures and high care needs. Knowledge regarding the …

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 …

The number of operating rooms and intensive care departments equipped with a clinical
information system (CIS) is rapidly expanding. Amongst the putative advantages of such an …

Background. Intensive care services are one of the largest cost drivers in a hospital.
Increasing life expectancy and comorbidities have resulted in an increased need for …

The COVID pandemic has caused an unprecedented socio-economic situation in the world,
short-term consequences of which are well documented. At the same time, the long-term …

Antecedentes: Se desconoce el costo de la atención de las principales patologías atendidas
en las Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) mexicanas. Objetivos: Determinar los costos de …

Objectives Diverse costing methodologies in critical care have produced discrepant results.
We aimed to critically review studies addressing critical care patients' costs, to estimate total …

Lorazepam, midazolam, propofol and opioids are the primary agents that are used for
sustained sedation and analgesia of critically ill patients. The choice of agent depends on …