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Cost Savings Without Increased Risk of Respiratory Hospitalization for Preterm Children after the 2014 Palivizumab Policy Update.

Jonathan C LevinAndrew L BeamKathe P FoxLystra P Hayden
Published in: American journal of perinatology (2022)
· Palivizumab use decreased among children born moderate preterm (29 to34 weeks) after the 2014 palivizuamb policy update.. · There was no change in odds of hospitalization with respiratory syncitial virus or respiratory illness among preterm infants after the policy update when compared to before.. · There were cost savings, when accounting for the cost of hospitalizations and the cost of palivizumab, after the policy update among children born moderate preterm..
Keyphrases
  • low birth weight
  • preterm infants
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  • respiratory syncytial virus
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