Figure 3.

Tornado diagram. The solid vertical line represents the point estimate for the projected annualized hospital costs for PAMV patients in year 2020. The horizontal bars represent the range of this difference when the corresponding single input is varied across its designated range with all other input parameters held constant. PAMV is prolonged acute mechanical ventilation. MV is mechanical ventilation. ICU is intensive care unit.

Zilberberg and Shorr BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:242   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-242
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