Cost-Minimization Analysis of Non-Invasive and Invasive Mechanical Ventilation for De Novo Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in an Eastern European Setting

Introduction: In the light of constant pressure for minimizing healthcare costs we made a cost-minimization analysis comparing invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) as treatment for hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (ARF).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ilieva V., Mihalova T., Yamakova Yo., Petkov R., Velev B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Bulgarica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2019-0003