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. 2008 Apr;12(2):55-61.
doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.42558.

Cost of intensive care in India

Raja Jayaram  1 , N Ramakrishnan
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Cost of intensive care in India

Raja Jayaram et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

Critical care is often described as expensive care. However, standardized methodology that would enable determination and international comparisons of cost is currently lacking. This article attempts to review this important issue and develop a framework through which cost of critical care in India could be analyzed.

Keywords: Cost of critical care; cost block methodology; cost control measures; cost effectiveness.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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