Evaluation of the evidence on benefits and harms of pulmonary artery catheter use in critical care settings
Balk E, Raman G, Chung M, Cepeda S, Trikalinos T, Chew P, Krishnamani R
Record ID 32008100086
English
Authors' objectives:
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requested that the Tufts Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center (Tufts EPC) conduct a technology assessment report on pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) monitoring in patients hospitalized in critical care settings. The primary goal of the report is to describe the utility of PAC monitoring with relevance to the relative effect and safety of PAC monitoring and how it affects outcomes in the Medicare population (i.e., people at least 65 years old) hospitalized in critical care settings.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www1.cms.gov/determinationprocess/downloads/id55TA.pdf
Year Published:
2008
URL for published report:
http://www1.cms.gov/mcd/viewtechassess.asp?from2=viewtechassess.asp&where=index&tid=55&
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
Contact
Organisation Name:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contact Address:
Center for Outcomes and Evidence Technology Assessment Program, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Tel: +1 301 427 1610; Fax: +1 301 427 1639;
Contact Name:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Contact Email:
martin.erlichman@ahrq.hhs.gov
Copyright:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.