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A cost-effectiveness analysis of erthropoietin in ICU patients

Authors: P Levin, R Fowler, D Naimark

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) has been shown to decrease the packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion requirement by about 20% among ICU patients admitted for longer than 48 hours. Despite this, its use has not been widely instituted, in part due to its cost. …

Title: A cost-effectiveness analysis of erthropoietin in ICU patients
Authors: P Levin
R Fowler
D Naimark
Publication date: 01-02-2004
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2595

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