An aortic valve, which cost 544 thousand lei, is the most expensive consumable covered last month by compulsory health insurance. In total, more than 19 million lei was allocated for expensive consumables used in April, IPN reports. <\/p>\n\n
The valve was procured for a patient with severe aortic stenosis, the intervention was performed by the team of the Institute of Cardiology, says the National Health Insurance Company.<\/p>\n\n
Five million lei were transferred to the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery for consumables used in 21 cases of interventional treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke and in 18 operations performed in interventional neuroradiology.<\/p>\n\n
Thirty patients benefited in April from hip and knee revision procedures under the special program “Musculoskeletal prosthetics”. The money allocated for expensive consumables used in the program exceeded 1.4 million lei. <\/p>\n\n
In the first four months of this year, more than 56 million lei was transferred from compulsory health insurance funds for expensive consumables used in complex surgeries to restore the functions of various organs and limbs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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