Scholarly Works

A MAINTENANCE POLICY MODEL FOR ARTIFICIAL HEART...

A MAINTENANCE POLICY MODEL FOR ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKERS

Abstract

A stochastic model has been developed for the health states of heart pacemaker patients. Strategies for optimal equipment selection and maintenance may be determined from the model on the basis of cost-effectiveness analysis, using lifetime costs, life expectancy and quality of life.

Authors

Archer NP; Torrance GW

Book title

Systems Research in Health Care, Biocybernetics and Ecology

Pagination

pp. 1700-1704

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

January 1, 1981

DOI

10.1016/b978-0-08-027201-6.50019-4

Associated Experts

George Walter Torrance

Professor Emeritus, DeGroote School of Business

Norman Archer

Professor Emeritus, DeGroote School of Business

Labels

Fields of Research (FoR)

5204 Cognitive and Computational Psychology 52 Psychology

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

3 Good Health and Well Being

View published work (Non-McMaster Users)

Contact the Experts team

Get technical help

or

Provide website feedback