@article{ref1,
title="Cost-Effectiveness of a District Trauma Hospital in Battambang, Cambodia",
journal="World journal of surgery",
year="2008",
author="Gosselin, Richard A. and Heitto, Merja",
volume="32",
number="11",
pages="2450-2453",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The Emergency Hospital in Battambang, Cambodia, is essentially a surgical center for victims of injuries. METHODS: Using 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). RESULTS: Results of the cost-effectiveness analysis are compared to the few existing ones in the literature. CONCLUSION: At $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. <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0364-2313",
doi="10.1007/s00268-008-9708-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-008-9708-4"
}