{"product_id":"9783642643286","title":"Organisation and Management of Intensive Care: A Prospective Study in 12 European Countries","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOrganisation and Management of Intensive Care: A Prospective Study in 12 European Countries\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eReis Miranda, D.; Ryan, D.W.; Schaufeli, Wilmar; Fidler, V.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the viewpoint of a health economist, the intensive care unit (leU) is a particularly fascinating phenomenon. It is the epitome of \"high-tech\" medicine and frequently portrayed as the place where life-saving miracles are routinely wrought. But the popular imagina­ tion is also caught up in the darker side, when agonizing decisions have to be made to avoid futile and inhuman continuation of expen­ sive treatments. My analytical interests led me to approach these issues by asking what the evidence tells us about which leu activities are very bene­ ficial in relationship to their costs and which are not. This quickly translates into a slightly different question, namely, which patients are most appropriately treated in an leu and which not. Unfor­ tunately, it is very hard to answer these questions because it has pro­ ved very difficult to investigate these issues in the manner which is now regarded as the \"gold standard:' namely by conducting rando­ mized clinical trials or alternative courses of action. I think this is a pity, and I am not at all convinced that it would be unethical to do so in many cases, because there is wide variation in practice and ge­ nuine doubt as to which practices are best -the two conditions that need to be fulfilled before such a trial is justifiable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-09-18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642643286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-60270-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 286.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44541516972172,"sku":"9783642643286","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642643286.jpg?v=1759286181","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783642643286","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}