Critical care at the end of life: a population-level cohort study of cost and outcomes

Abstract Background Despite the high cost associated with ICU use at the end of life, very little is known at a population level about the characteristics of users and their end of life experience. In this study, our goal was to characterize decedents who received intensive care near the end of life...

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Published in:	Critical Care
Main Authors:	Dipayan Chaudhuri, Peter Tanuseputro, Brent Herritt, Gianni D’Egidio, Mathieu Chalifoux, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-05-01
Subjects:	Palliative care Terminal care Costs and cost analysis
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1711-4

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