Cost effectiveness in treating ventilator-associated pneumonia. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a common illness in intensive care unit patients. The costs of management are increased when infection involves resistant organisms, as well as unnecessary and prolonged therapy. Efforts at accurate diagnosis, therapy and prevention can reduce the cost impact of this illness.

publication date

  • August 15, 2001

Research

keywords

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Cross Infection
  • Pneumonia
  • Respiration, Artificial

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC137281

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0034769723

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1186/cc1038

PubMed ID

  • 11737896

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 5

issue

  • 5