@article{ref1,
title="Costs in hand amputations derived from labor injuries",
journal="Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social",
year="2010",
author="Castañeda-Borrayo, Yaocihuatl and Mireles-Pérez, Ana Bárbara Isabel and González-Ramos, Ana Margarita and Pérez-García, Cindy and Navarro-Trujillo, Luz Rocío",
volume="48",
number="4",
pages="367-375",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Hand injuries by labor accidents are first rank. It is necessary to have a multidisciplinary medical approach to frequently generated temporary and permanent disabilities that affect costs to an institution and to enterprise. OBJECTIVE: to determine the direct cost (DC) and the indirect cost (IC) of complete and partial amputations in hand caused by labor injuries. METHODS: an observational study was performed. The data was obtained from labor injuries with amputation of a finger or hand that received multidisciplinary management. The costs were calculated according to the list of Institutional Unit Costs. The IC were obtained with the &quot;Safety Pays&quot; program. RESULTS: We included 48 cases. The average age was 32.17 years; the cost of surgical operations was $767,470; and the payment of a partial disability permanent was $1,032,670; the DC of the sample of 48 workers was $2,955,007 with an IC of $3,250,507 and a total cost of $6,205,515, the average cost per worker of $51,741 for DC, $56,915 for IC and $108,657 for the total cost. CONCLUSIONS: costs of hand injures requires the creation of prevention programs.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0443-5117",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}