Cost of Futile ICU Care in One Ontario Hospital

Critical care is a costly and finite resource that provides the ability to manage patients with life-threatening illnesses in the most advanced forms available. However, not every condition benefits from critical care. There are unrecoverable health states in which it should not be used to perpetuat...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Schouela MD, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng MD, MHA, Laura H. Thompson MSc, PhD, David Neilipovitz MD, Michel Shamy MD, MA, Gianni D’Egidio MD, MEng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-07-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580211028577