Economic Impact of Managing Acute Diabetic Foot Infection in a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia
- Author:
Lam AWC
;
Zaim MR
;
HH Helmy
;
IMA Ramdhan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Economic impact;
diabetic foot infection
- MeSH:
Diabetic Foot
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2014;8(1):46-49
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Diabetic foot disease is the leading cause of non-traumatic
amputations of the lower limb, hence a major health care and
socioeconomic burden. It has been found that most of the
costs occur in the inpatient setting; therefore this study is to
quantify the costs of managing inpatient diabetic foot
infections (DFI). We treated 182 inpatients from May 2012
till April 2013 and analysed the cost of antibiotic usage,
wound dressing, surgical procedure, admission and basic
investigation costs. The total cost was ~ USD 11,000 (2013).
This number, however, only reflects the cost for managing an
acute infection. The price for follow-up care as an outpatient,
rehabilitation and indirect costs (emotional suffering,
reduced productivity) is estimated to be much more.
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