Cost of treating ventilator-associated pneumonia post cardiac surgery in the National Health Service: Results from a propensity-matched cohort study | Zendy

Heyman Luckraz | Zendy; Na’ngono Manga | Zendy; Eshan Senanayake | Zendy; Mahmoud Abdelaziz | Zendy; Shameer Gopal | Zendy; Susan C. Charman | Zendy; Ramesh Giri | Zendy; Raymond Oppong | Zendy; Lazaros Andronis | Zendy

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Cost of treating ventilator-associated pneumonia post cardiac surgery in the National Health Service: Results from a propensity-matched cohort study

Author(s) -

Heyman Luckraz,

Na’ngono Manga,

Eshan Senanayake,

Mahmoud Abdelaziz,

Shameer Gopal,

Susan C. Charman,

Ramesh Giri,

Raymond Oppong,

Lazaros Andronis

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of the intensive care society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551

H-Index - 14

eISSN - 2057-360X

pISSN - 1751-1437

DOI - 10.1177/1751143717740804

Subject(s) - medicine , ventilator associated pneumonia , intensive care unit , propensity score matching , pneumonia , cardiac surgery , intensive care , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , mechanical ventilation

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Most of the cost data that are available relate to general intensive care patients in privately remunerated institutions. This study assessed the cost of managing ventilator-associated pneumonia in a cardiac intensive care unit in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom.

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