TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Costs in hand amputations derived from labor injuries
JO  - Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
A1  - Castañeda-Borrayo, Yaocihuatl
A1  - Mireles-Pérez, Ana Bárbara Isabel
A1  - González-Ramos, Ana Margarita
A1  - Pérez-García, Cindy
A1  - Navarro-Trujillo, Luz Rocío
SP  - 367
EP  - 375
VL  - 48
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 "Safety Pays" 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>
LA  - es
SN  - 0443-5117
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -