A population-based study of the direct longitudinal health care costs of upper extremity trauma in patients aged 18-65 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Upper extremity (UE) trauma represents a common reason for emergency department visits, but the longitudinal economic burden of this public health issue is unknown. This study assessed the 3-year attributable health care use and expenditure after UE trauma requiring acute surgical intervention, with specific focus on injuries that affect function of the hand and wrist.

Methods

We conducted an incidence-based, propensity score-matched cohort study (2006-2014) in Ontario, Canada, using linked administrative health care data to identify case patients and matched control patients. We matched adults with hand, wrist and UE nerve trauma requiring surgery 1:4 to control patients. We compared total direct health care costs, including 1-year pre-index costs, between case a

SUBMITTER: Baltzer HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9842100 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature