title: Cost-effectiveness of intermediate intensive care units for mechanically-ventilated patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle 98104, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pierson
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics*; D011383:Progressive Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States