Economic analysis of intravenous immunoglobulin and plasma exchange therapies for the treatment of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a university-based hospital in the South of Brazil
Introduction: Direct costs for treating Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) represent a significant financial burden to public hospitals. Few studies compared the cost of plasma exchange (PE) treatment with human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg). Objectives: To compare the cost of two therapies for GBS...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
2011-10-01
|
Series: | Clinical and Biomedical Research |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/19110 |