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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorDobb, G.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:26:44Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:26:44Z
dc.date.created2016-09-12T08:36:26Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, 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.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31659
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/88-470-0350-4_16
dc.description.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.

dc.publisherSpringer Milan
dc.titleCost of care in critical illness
dc.typeBook Chapter
dcterms.source.startPage193
dcterms.source.endPage213
dcterms.source.titleIntensive and Critical Care Medicine: Reflections, Recommendations and Perspectives
dcterms.source.isbn8847003490
curtin.departmentSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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