Relationship between availability of physiotherapy services and ICU costs.

Bruna Peruzzo Rotta Janete Maria da Silva Carolina Fu Juliana Barbosa Goulardins Ruy de Camargo Pires-Neto Clarice Tanaka

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)

In the population studied, total costs and staff costs were lower in the PT-24 group than in the PT-12 group. The h/day availability of physiotherapy services was found to be a significant predictor of ICU costs.

Keyphrases

healthcare
intensive care unit
primary care
mental health