TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Cost-Effectiveness of a District Trauma Hospital in Battambang, Cambodia
JO  - World journal of surgery
A1  - Gosselin, Richard A.
A1  - Heitto, Merja
SP  - 2450
EP  - 2453
VL  - 32
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0364-2313
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-008-9708-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -