Cost of intensive care in India

被引:38
作者
Jayaram, Raja [1 ]
Ramakrishnan, N. [2 ]
机构
[1] John Radcliffe Hosp, Dept Anesthesiol, Oxford, England
[2] Apollo Hosp, Dept Crit Care, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
关键词
Cost of critical care; cost effectiveness; cost block methodology; cost control measures;
D O I
10.4103/0972-5229.42558
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Critical care is often described as expensive care. However, standardized methodology that would enable determination and international comparisons of cost is currently lacking. This article attempts to review this important issue and develop a framework through which cost of critical care in India could be analyzed.
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