ArticleWorld journal of surgery2008
Cost-effectiveness of a district trauma hospital in Battambang, Cambodia.
Article in World journal of surgery, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Abstract
backgroundThe Emergency Hospital in Battambang, Cambodia, is essentially a surgical center for victims of injuries.
methodsUsing methods previously described, operating costs were calculated, and effectiveness of treatment was estimated for 957 patients undergoing 895 surgical procedures over a 3 month period (October--December 2006).
resultsResults of the cost-effectiveness analysis are compared to the few existing ones in the literature.
conclusionAt $77.4 per DALY averted, surgery for trauma in such a context is deemed very cost-effective and compares favorably to other non-surgical public health interventions.
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