Ultrafiltration versus diuretics for the treatment of fluid overload in patients with heart failure: a hospital cost analysis.

Conclusions UF is a viable alternative to DIUR-T when treating fluid overload in HF patients because it reduces hospital readmission rates and durations, which substantially lowers costs over a 90-day period compared to DIUR-T. PMID: 30775944 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30775944?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Medical Economics - February 20, 2019 Category: Health Management Tags: J Med Econ Source Type: research