COST ANALYSIS OF ELDERLY PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY

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Karakoç E., Ceylan İ., Işiker A., Yelken B.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.25, no.1, pp.120-127, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.31086/tjgeri.2022.269
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.120-127
  • Keywords: Intensive Care Unit, Hospitalization, Health Care Costs, Aged, DECISION-MAKING, OLDER, ICU
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The cost of the intensive care unit for geriatric patients may be high because of their increased incidence of organ failure due to age, the associated need for multiple drug use and the need for supportive treatments. Our study aimed to contribute to the improvement of intensive care unit costs and the development of new care strategies for patients aged over 65 years in the intensive care unit.