Assessment of healthcare costs of amputation and prosthesis for upper and lower extremities in a Qatari healthcare institution: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the healthcare cost of amputation and prosthesis for management of upper and lower extremities in a single institute.

Design

Retrospective cohort study conducted between 2000 and 2014.

Participants

All patients who underwent upper (UEA) and lower extremities amputation (LEA) were identified retrospectively from the operating theatre database. Collected data included patient demographics, comorbidities, interventions, costs of amputations including hospitalisation expenses, length of hospital stay and mortality.

Outcome measures

Incidence, costs of amputation and hospitalisation according to the level of the amputation and cost per bed days, length of hospital stay and mortality.

Results

A total of 871 patients underwent 1102 (major

SUBMITTER: Al-Thani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6340452 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature