Budget impact analysis of the percutaneous septal occluder for treatment of ostium secundum atrial septal defects in the Brazilian Unified National Health System

The aim of this study was to perform a budget impact analysis on the adoption of percutaneous occlusion of ostium secundum atrial septal defects in the Brazilian Unified National Health System. Costs were collected using micro-costing technique from medical records for each treatment technique (conv...

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Main Authors: Kátia Marie Simões e Senna, Flavia Mori Sarti, Márcia Gisele Santos da Costa, Marcelo Eidi Nita, Marisa da Silva Santos, Bernardo Rangel Tura, Marcelo Goulart Correia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2015-08-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2015000801756&lng=en&tlng=en