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25/Nov/2021
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021GS6616
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate trends in terms of number and cost of intravitreal injection, photocoagulation and panphotocoagulation procedures performed by the Brazilian Public Health System, from 2010 to 2019. Methods: The Brazilian Public Health System Database was used as the primary source of data. Intravitreal injection, photocoagulation and panphotocoagulation procedures performed from 2010 to 2019 were investigated. Procedure prevalence and cost trends were analyzed according to year and region. Annual trends were examined using generalized linear models, with a significance […]
Keywords: Epidemiology; Health care costs; Intravitreal injections; Light coagulation; Public health surveillance; Retinal diseases/epidemiology