Background Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) accounted for an estimated 3.9 million
deaths worldwide in 2015, of which 56% occurred in adults aged 60 years or older. We …

Objectives Studies on variability drivers of treatment costs in hospitals can provide the
necessary information for policymakers and healthcare providers seeking to redesign …

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting cost in patients with
severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who were admitted to the intensive care unit …

Introduction A retrospective review conducted in three hospitals of Guangdong and Hainan,
China. To analyze the variation tendency of mean hospitalization costs and length of stay …

Given the current financial crisis in the health sector, tremendous efforts have gone into
finding a potential reform solution to change the way the sector operates. The Value Based …

Objective: Pneumonia is an indisputable cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients
especially if they have dementia. We aimed to compare the cost of pneumonia for …

Adrie et al [1] 2005 France Retrospective study Hospital No Severe Sepsis (SS) 857, SS at
ICU admission 502, SS acquired in ICU 128, Sepsis at ICU and acquired in ICU 211 Sepsis …