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德克萨斯州无意溺水造成的负担
Linh Nguyen1, Ned Norman Levine2, Shaila Zaman3
1Department of Healthcare Transformation Initiatives, Center for Population Health Management & Quality, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA linh.nguyen@uth.tmc.edu.
概括
溺水在德克萨斯州造成了巨大的财务和健康负担,特别是儿童和游泳池. 针对性预防工作对于高风险群体和地点至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 伤害预防 预防伤害
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,溺水是意外伤害死亡的主要原因.
- 对德克萨斯州人口统计学中溺水的财务和非财务影响的理解有限.
- 这项研究量化了德克萨斯州无意溺水的负担.
研究的目的:
- 估计与德克萨斯州溺水住院相关的直接医疗成本,间接成本和残疾调整寿命年 (DALYs).
- 将这些负担按人口特征,排放状况和水体类型分层.
主要方法:
- 德克萨斯州医疗保健信息分析从2016-2022年收集数据.
- 估计住院,门诊和终身间接成本 (生产力损失).
- 对住院溺水患者的残疾调整寿命年 (DALYs) 的计算.
主要成果:
- 分析了2228例住院病例;大多数病例涉及儿科患者,男性和非西班牙裔白人.
- 在老年人 (45-64岁),致命病例和浴溺水中观察到的最高住院费用.
- 患者的终身间接成本总额为2.669亿美元,护理人员的间接成本为4.222亿美元;损失了27,445个DALY,儿童和游泳池事故造成的负担最大.
结论:
- 溺水给得克萨斯州带来了巨大的财务和健康负担.
- 预防策略应侧重于人口统计和受溺水事件影响不成比例的地点.
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