Cost-benefit analysis: A case where conservative management wins
We speak of everyday decisions in terms of cost-benefit analyses. Many of our patients can’t afford a healthy meal, let alone a hefty hospital bill, thus making cost awareness increasingly relevant. But on the day that I met Mr. R., it wasn’t the financial aspects of his care that concerned me. I was thinking about the patient, his family, and two roads diverged in a hospital ward. I was thinking …
Cost-benefit analysis: A case where conservative management wins
