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

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...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Paulo Machado de Brito, Maria Angélica Pires Ferreira, Paola Panazzolo Maciel, Leila Beltrami Moreira
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:
Síndrome de Guillain-Barré
Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/19110

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