Resource use and economic burden of eye injuries in Southern Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate resource use and the costs of eye injuries in 2011-2012 in the Helsinki University Eye Hospital (HUEH), which covers 1.6 million people in Southern Finland.

Methods

This population-based study consisted of all new patients (1,151) with eye injuries in one year. The data were from hospital records, internal HUEH accountancy, and prospectively from questionnaires. The costs of direct health care, transportation, and lost productivity were obtained and estimated for the follow-up period of three months. The estimated future costs were discussed.

Results

During the follow-up, the total cost was 2,899,000 Euros (EUR) (= EUR 1,870,300/one million population), including lost productivity (EUR 1,415,000), direct health care (EUR 1,244,000), and transport

SUBMITTER: Sahraravand A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8786766 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature