Articles: intensive-care-units.
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To evaluate the role that nosocomial pneumonia plays in the outcome of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. ⋯ These data suggest that, in addition to the severity of underlying medical conditions and nosocomial bacteremia, nosocomial pneumonia independently contributes to ICU patient mortality.
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Critical care medicine · Mar 1996
Review Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialEffects of availability of patient-related charges on practice patterns and cost containment in the pediatric intensive care unit.
To investigate the effects of the availability of daily patient-related charges to healthcare providers on practice patterns and cost containment in the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) setting. ⋯ The availability of patient-related charges to healthcare providers can result in changes in practice patterns, producing a decrease of patient charges and an improvement in cost containment in the pediatric ICU.