TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in the Intensive Care Unit A1 - Wallace, David J. A1 - Angus, Derek C. A2 - Hall, Jesse B. A2 - Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 - Kress, John P. PY - 2015 T2 - Principles of Critical Care, 4e AB - Critical care is expensive for patients, hospitals, and society.Both overall health care expenditures and the proportion dedicated to critical care are increasing.Cost-effectiveness studies are an important component of critical care valuation, both for new and existing therapies.Market forces alone cannot be expected to result in optimal public health—policies informed by cost-effectiveness contribute to improve critical care delivery and efficiency. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107710958 ER -