TY - JOUR
T1 - Cost analysis of facial injury treatment in two university hospitals in Malaysia
T2 - A prospective study
AU - Saperi, Bin Sulong
AU - Ramli, Roszalina
AU - Ahmed, Zafar
AU - Nur, Amrizal Muhd
AU - Ibrahim, Mohd Ismail
AU - Rashdi, Muhd Fazlynizam
AU - Nordin, Rifqah
AU - Rahman, Normastura Abd
AU - Yusoff, Azizah
AU - Nazimi, Abd Jabar
AU - Rahman, Roselinda Abdul
AU - Razak, Noorhayati Abdul
AU - Mohamed, Norlen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Saperi et al.
PY - 2017/2/7
Y1 - 2017/2/7
N2 - Objective: Facial injury (FI) may occur in isolation or in association with injuries to otherparts of the body (facial and other injury [FOI]). The objective of this study was to determine the direct treatment costs incurred during the management of facial trauma. Materials and methods: A prospective cohort study on treatment cost for FIs and FOIs dueto road-traffic crashes in two university hospitals in Malaysia was conducted from July 2010 to June 2011. The patients were recruited from emergency departments and reviewed after 6 months from the date of initial treatment. Direct cost analysis, comparison of cost and length of hospital stay, and Injury Severity Score (ISS) were performed. Results: A total of 190 patients were enrolled in the study, of whom 83 (43.7%) had FI only, and 107 (56.3%) had FOI. The mean ISS was 5.4. The mean length of stay and costs for patients with FI only were 5.8 days with a total cost of US$1,261.96, whereas patients with FOI were admitted for 7.8 days with a total cost of US$1,716.47. Costs doubled if the treatment was performed under general anesthesia compared to local anesthesia. Conclusion: Treatment of FI and FOI imposes a financial burden on the health care system in Malaysia.
AB - Objective: Facial injury (FI) may occur in isolation or in association with injuries to otherparts of the body (facial and other injury [FOI]). The objective of this study was to determine the direct treatment costs incurred during the management of facial trauma. Materials and methods: A prospective cohort study on treatment cost for FIs and FOIs dueto road-traffic crashes in two university hospitals in Malaysia was conducted from July 2010 to June 2011. The patients were recruited from emergency departments and reviewed after 6 months from the date of initial treatment. Direct cost analysis, comparison of cost and length of hospital stay, and Injury Severity Score (ISS) were performed. Results: A total of 190 patients were enrolled in the study, of whom 83 (43.7%) had FI only, and 107 (56.3%) had FOI. The mean ISS was 5.4. The mean length of stay and costs for patients with FI only were 5.8 days with a total cost of US$1,261.96, whereas patients with FOI were admitted for 7.8 days with a total cost of US$1,716.47. Costs doubled if the treatment was performed under general anesthesia compared to local anesthesia. Conclusion: Treatment of FI and FOI imposes a financial burden on the health care system in Malaysia.
KW - Cost analysis
KW - Facial injury
KW - Malaysia
KW - Road traffic crashes
KW - University hospitals
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U2 - 10.2147/CEOR.S119910
DO - 10.2147/CEOR.S119910
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85012297267
SN - 1178-6981
VL - 9
SP - 107
EP - 113
JO - ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research
JF - ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research
ER -
