Human albumin use at hospitals in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Uso de albumina humana nos hospitais da Região Metropolitana do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

The study analyzes the use of human albumin in hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using inpatient data from the information system of Brazil's health system between 1999 and 2001. Death was the main outcome as patients died in 32% of admissions in which human albumin was used as compared with...

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Main Authors: Guacira Corrêa de Matos, Suely Rozenfeld, Monica Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2010-05-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2010000500020