Assessing the cost-effectiveness of capnography for end-tidal CO monitoring during in-hospital cardiac arrest: A middle-income country perspective analysis.

Study Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of EtCO monitoring during in-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest (CA) care outside the intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency room department.

Design: We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis based on a simple decision model cost analysis and reported the study using the CHEERS checklist. Model inputs were derived from a retrospective Brazilian cohort study, complemented by information obtained through a literature review.

Internal medicine consultation for high-risk surgical patients: reflection on hospital mortality and readmission rates in a low-income country.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of internal medicine consultation on mortality, 30-day readmission, and length of stay in surgical patients.

Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study developed in a public Brazilian teaching hospital with 850 beds.

Results: A total of 70,245 patients were admitted from 2010 to 2018 to the surgery departments.