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    Cost of care in critical illness

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    Authors
    Williams, Teresa
    Dobb, G.
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Book Chapter
    
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    Williams, T. and Dobb, G. 2009. Cost of care in critical illness. In Intensive and Critical Care Medicine: Reflections, Recommendations and Perspectives, 193-213: Springer Milan.
    Source Title
    Intensive and Critical Care Medicine: Reflections, Recommendations and Perspectives
    DOI
    10.1007/88-470-0350-4_16
    ISBN
    8847003490
    School
    School of Nursing and Midwifery
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31659
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Intensive care units (ICUs) are an expensive [1-4] and growing [4,5] part of health care in developed nations. Greater consumer expectations, ageing populations [6, 7], demand for sophisticated technologies [8], and, in the United States (US), defensive medicine [9] are increasing demand for intensive care. Intensive care is increasingly being provided to older and sicker patients, many of whom would not have been referred for intensive care in the past [10]. The proportion of health care resources needed may be seen as disproportionate [2, 11-23] but intensive care requires many highly skilled staff in a complex, expensive, technology-driven environment [4]. © 2005 Springer-Verlag Italia.

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