Pirhossein Kolivand; Peyman Saberian; Fereshte Karimi; Mehdi Raadabadi; Samad Azari; Soheila Rajaie
Volume 12, Issue 2 , April 2024, , Pages 2-7
Abstract
Objective: Trauma-related injuries are the leading cause of death and disability in the active population, withdevastating economic, health, and social consequences for nations. TThis study aimed to assess the economicburden of injuries in Iran.Methods: In this study, the economic impact of trauma in ...
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Objective: Trauma-related injuries are the leading cause of death and disability in the active population, withdevastating economic, health, and social consequences for nations. TThis study aimed to assess the economicburden of injuries in Iran.Methods: In this study, the economic impact of trauma in Iran in 2019 was estimated using a prevalence-basedapproach. The prevalence was estimated based on available statistics in Iran and the GBD website. Directmedical expenditures were calculated using a top-down approach. The cost of lost production due to injuriesand premature death was also estimated using the DALY value. Microsoft Excel 2019 and Stata softwareversion 13.0 were used for the analysis.Results: In Iran, approximately 16,500,000 individuals were estimated to have sustained injuries in a singleyear. The average direct medical expenses for each trauma patient were around $226. Fractures contributedto 39% of the financial impact of trauma. The overall economic burden of trauma in Iran was calculatedto be $10,214,403,423. Approximately 66% of this economic burden was attributed to lost productivity andpremature death resulting from trauma, while direct medical costs made up 34%.Conclusion: The economic burden of trauma in Iran is expected to significantly rise in the future. It maybe necessary to enhance awareness of injury-related mortality and disability, improve therapies, and expandevidence-based interventions to reduce the economic impact of injuries.
Sara Emamgholipour; Mehdi Raadabadi; MohammadHosein Dehghani; Saeed Fallah Aliabadi
Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 36-41
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the factors affecting the hospital costs in the road traffic injuries.Methods: This applied study examined the information of patients presenting to Yazd Trauma Center in 2018. The data were extracted from Comprehensive Traffic Injuries System affiliated to the center, ...
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Objective: To investigate the factors affecting the hospital costs in the road traffic injuries.Methods: This applied study examined the information of patients presenting to Yazd Trauma Center in 2018. The data were extracted from Comprehensive Traffic Injuries System affiliated to the center, which were described with frequency, percentage, mean, and SD, and then analyzed using independent t-test and one-way ANOVA.Results: Most injuries (%66.4) are caused by motorcycle and pertained to head region (%61.8). Some significant correlations were found among gender, type of injury, patient’s final status, site of road accident, patient’s nationality, type of vehicle used at the time of accident, length of stay (hospital stay), patient’s age, and hospital costs (p <0.05). Moreover, the costs were higher in men, and in those with head and neck injuries, dead casualties, suburban high-way accidents, motor cyclists, hospital stay longer than three days, and older patients.Conclusion: Given the significant correlations between demographic and social variables under study, the results may be used in planning and designing strategies for controlling road traffic injuries and reducing the related hospitalization costs.
