Cost of Futile ICU Care in One Ontario Hospital

• Main Authors: Nicholas Schouela MD (Author), Kwadwo Kyeremanteng MD, MHA (Author), Laura H. Thompson MSc, PhD (Author), David Neilipovitz MD (Author), Michel Shamy MD, MA (Author), Gianni D'Egidio MD, MEng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Critical care is a costly and finite resource that provides the ability to manage patients with life-threatening illnesses in the most advanced forms available. However, not every condition benefits from critical care. There are unrecoverable health states in which it should not be used to perpetuat...