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Organisation and Management of Intensive Care: A Prospective Study in 12 European Countries
. Ed(S): Miranda, D. Reis; Ryan, David W.; Schaufeli, Wilmar B.; Fidler, Vlastimil
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paperback. Editor(s): Miranda, D. Reis; Ryan, David W.; Schaufeli, Wilmar B.; Fidler, Vlastimil. Series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Num Pages: 286 pages, 133 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MMKL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 475.
From the viewpoint of a health economist, the intensive care unit (leU) is a particularly fascinating phenomenon. It is the epitome of "high-tech" medicine and frequently portrayed as the place where life-saving miracles are routinely wrought. But the popular imagina tion is also caught up in the darker side, when agonizing decisions have to be made to avoid futile and inhuman continuation of expen sive treatments. My analytical interests led me to approach these issues by asking what the evidence tells us about which leu activities are very bene ficial in relationship to their costs and which are not. This ... Read more
From the viewpoint of a health economist, the intensive care unit (leU) is a particularly fascinating phenomenon. It is the epitome of "high-tech" medicine and frequently portrayed as the place where life-saving miracles are routinely wrought. But the popular imagina tion is also caught up in the darker side, when agonizing decisions have to be made to avoid futile and inhuman continuation of expen sive treatments. My analytical interests led me to approach these issues by asking what the evidence tells us about which leu activities are very bene ficial in relationship to their costs and which are not. This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Germany
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Series
Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642643286
SKU
V9783642643286
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