Economics and intensive care: from general principles to practical implications

Alan Shiell

No 080chedp, Working Papers from Centre for Health Economics, University of York

Abstract: Intensive care medicine is an expensive technology but, under certain circumstances also an effective one. Precisely how expensive and under what circumstances it is most effective are unclear. Studies purporting to address the question of the cost-effectiveness of intensive care medicine are inconclusive because of deficiencies in method. In this paper, a case is made for an economic evaluation of intensive care. The research evidence is reviewed and shortcomings in the methods adopted and highlighted. Finally, the practical implications of this literature for both researchers and the managers of intensive care units are discussed.

Pages: 36 pages
Date: 1991-02
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