Abstract

Substantial variation in use of intensive care resources has been reported between countries and within the US, however, data on geographical variation in use within more homogenous tax-supported health care systems are sparse.

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  • Substantial variation in use of intensive care resources has been reported between countries and within the US, data on geographical variation in use within more homogenous tax-supported health care systems are sparse

  • We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study based on linkage of national medical registries including all Danish residents between 2008 and 2012 using population statistics from Statistics Denmark

  • intensive care unit (ICU) admission rates were age- and gender standardized while proportions of patients receiving different therapies were age, gender- and comorbidity standardized

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Introduction

Substantial variation in use of intensive care resources has been reported between countries and within the US, data on geographical variation in use within more homogenous tax-supported health care systems are sparse. Geographical variation in use of intensive care in denmark: a nationwide study Introduction Substantial variation in use of intensive care resources has been reported between countries and within the US, data on geographical variation in use within more homogenous tax-supported health care systems are sparse.

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