Open AccessThe Relationship Between Hospital Spending and Mortality in Patients With Sepsis
Author(s) -
Tara Lagu,
Michael B. Rothberg,
Brian H. Nathanson,
Penelope S. Pekow,
Jay S. Steingrub,
Peter K. Lindenauer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.12
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , mortality rate , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine
Sepsis is common, highly morbid, and costly, yet little is known about differences in the care or outcomes of patients with sepsis across hospitals. We sought to characterize variations in hospital spending and mortality rates and to determine whether higher levels of spending are associated with better hospital survival.
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