The Incremental Cost Effectiveness of Withdrawing Pulmonary Artery Catheters from Routine Use in Critical Care
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
- Vol. 4 (4), 257-264
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00148365-200504040-00008
Abstract
The objective of this study was to conduct an economic evaluation to identify any differences in the expected costs and outcomes between patients treated with pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) and those without, in order to better inform healthcare decision makers.Keywords
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