INTENSIVE-CARE UTILIZATION - THE BARAGWANATH EXPERIENCE

被引:7
作者
MARIK, PE
KRAUS, P
LIPMAN, J
机构
[1] BARAGWANATH HOSP,DEPT ANAESTHESIA,INTENS CARE UNIT,PO BERTSHAM 3013,JOHANNESBURG 2013,SOUTH AFRICA
[2] UNIV WITWATERSRAND,JOHANNESBURG 2001,SOUTH AFRICA
关键词
INTENSIVE CARE; UTILIZATION;
D O I
10.1177/0310057X9302100403
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
Intensive care medicine is an expensive service whose impact on health care has been questioned. South Africa is a country undergoing rapid social and political change and the role of intensive care medicine in the health care system of this country needs to be assessed. In this paper we evaluated the quality, cost-effectiveness and utilisation of technology in the intensive care unit of Baragwanath Hospital, a hospital serving the black community of Soweto.
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页码:396 / 399
页数:4
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