Economic evaluation of the use of exogenous pulmonary surfactants in preterm newborns in a Mexican population Evaluación económica de la utilización de surfactantes pulmonares exógenos en recién nacidos pretérmino en población mexicana

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost-effectiveness ratio of surfactant rescue treatment of premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) who are covered by the Medical Insurance for a New Generation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cost-effectiveness evaluation was conducted from the third-payer pe...

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Main Authors: Guillermo Salinas-Escudero, Alfonso Reyes-López, Juan Garduño-Espinosa, Miguel Angel Villasís-Keever, Silvia Martínez-Valverde, Onofre Muñoz-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2012-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342012000700010