Assessment of critical care costs of an intensive care unit with TISS (Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System) --an economic analysis of intensive care

Lefering, R.; Neugebauer, E.; Lechleuthner, A.; Troidl, H.

Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 113: 318-320

1996


ISSN/ISBN: 0942-2854
PMID: 9101862
Document Number: 462355
The parallel documentation of Apache II and TISS scores on a surgical intensive care unit allows detailed cost-effectiveness analyses. 929 patient were observed over 18 months with an average Apache score of 12.8 and 32.3 TISS points per patient-day. A value of 44.46 DM per TISS point resulted from a detailed cost analysis.

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