Economic analysis of surgical treatment of hip fracture in older adults

• Main Authors: Fabiano Bolpato Loures (Author), Alfredo Chaoubah (Author), Valdeci Manoel de Oliveira (Author), Alessandra Maciel Almeida (Author), Estela Márcia de Saraiva Campos (Author), Elenir Pereira de Paiva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the incremental cost-utility ratio for the surgical treatment of hip fracture in older patients. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of a systematic sample of patients who underwent surgery for hip fracture at a central hospital of a macro-region in the state of Minas...