As economic woes increase the constraints on escalating healthcare costs in the US and Europe, this volume sizes up the prospects for intensive care units whose sustainability is doubted by policymakers as much as patients’ need for ICUs continues to rise.
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Intensive care medicine is one of the fastest growing services provided by hospitals and perhaps one of the most expensive. Yet in response to the global financial crisis of the last few years, healthcare funding is slowing or decreasing throughout the world.
How we manage health care resources in the intensive care unit (ICU) now and in a future that promises only greater cost constraints is the subject of this book, the third in an informal series of volumes providing a global perspective on difficult issues arising in the ICU.
Leading healthcare experts, including critical care physicians, critical care nurses, ethicists, and attorneys, provide snapshots of current ICU resource allocation in 12 developed countries on which other experts then draw to analyze resource allocation and consumer demand at the level of the global medical village. The process is repeated with an eye toward the future that takes into account initiatives and reforms now underway.
A fictional healthcare plan, the “Fair & Equitable Healthcare Plan,” is put forth to address weaknesses in existing approaches, and healthcare experts and ethicists are invited to respond to its often provocative provisions. Structured as a dialogue, the book is a great starting point for serious discussion about the looming issue of ICU healthcare resource allocation.
David W. Crippen, MD, FCCM is Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Co-Director, Neurovascular ICU at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He also holds secondary appointments as Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and in the Department of Neurologic Surgery.
Dr. Crippen trained in general surgery, emergency medicine, and critical care medicine. He is a member of the Society for Critical Care Medicine, the European Society for Intensive Care Medicine, and the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine, has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine for 20 years, and received the European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine.
Dr. Crippen is a prolific writer in the medical and popular literature and a frequent speaker at international medical meetings. He moderates the Critical Care Medicine Internet Group (CCM-L) with more than 800 members around the world. Dr. Crippen plays lead and rhythm guitar for the rock group The CODES, has raced motorcycles on off-road and road racing circuits, and collects and tours the world on vintage motorcycles.
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