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

• Main Authors: Kátia Marie Simões e Senna (Author), Flavia Mori Sarti (Author), Márcia Gisele Santos da Costa (Author), Marcelo Eidi Nita (Author), Marisa da Silva Santos (Author), Bernardo Rangel Tura (Author), Marcelo Goulart Correia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...