title: Cost-effectiveness in goal-directed therapy: are the dollars spent worth the value?
authors.affiliation: Department of General Intensive Care, St. Georges Healthcare Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Claudia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ebm
authors.affiliation: Department of General Intensive Care, St. Georges Healthcare Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Les
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.affiliation: Department of General Intensive Care, St. Georges Healthcare Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.affiliation: Department of General Intensive Care, St. Georges Healthcare Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: m.cecconi@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cecconi
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D006040:Goals; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018805:Sepsis / Q000191:economics; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: cost-effectiveness; goal-directed therapy; quality-adjusted life years; resource allocation; statistical modelling