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How much do needlestick injuries cost? a systematic review of the economic evaluations of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare personnel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
objective. To provide an overview of the economic aspects of needlestick and sharps injury (NSI) management among healthcare personnel (HCP) within a Health Technology Assessment project to evaluate the impact of safety-engineered devices on health ...
Carbonari, Lorenzo   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Direct non-medical and indirect costs of diabetes and its associated complications in Vietnam: an estimation using national health insurance claims from a cross-sectional survey

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2020
Objective The prevalence of diabetes in Vietnam has increased from 2.5% in 2007 to 5.5% in 2017, but the burden of direct non-medical and indirect costs is unknown.
Thi Tuyet Mai Kieu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Direct and indirect cost of urea excretion

open access: yesKidney International, 1996
Urea, the major end product of protein metabolism in mammals, is the most abundant solute in the urine. Urea excretion is thought to result from filtration curtailed by some passive reabsorbtion along the nephron. This reabsorption is markedly enhanced by vasopressin and slow urinary flow rate (V), the fraction of filtered urea excreted in the urine ...
Bankir, Lise   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Costs of treatment of children affected by severe malaria in reference hospitals of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014
Introduction: Malaria remains a real problem of public health. Its hospital care generates important expenditures for affected households. The present study aimed to estimate direct and indirect costs of severe child malaria in reference hospitals in ...
Félicien Ilunga-Ilunga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic impact of adverse drug events--a retrospective population-based cohort study of 4970 adults. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
BACKGROUND: The aim was to estimate the direct costs caused by ADEs, including costs for dispensed drugs, primary care, other outpatient care, and inpatient care, and to relate the direct costs caused by ADEs to the societal COI (direct and indirect ...
Hanna Gyllensten   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Main challenges in the identification and measurement of indirect costs in projects: a multiple case study [PDF]

open access: yesGestão & Produção, 2020
Projects have direct and indirect costs; the direct ones are easily identified and quantified, the indirect ones are difficult to control, because they are generated in favor of more than one project, and even if they are not directly related to the ...
Bruno Cardoso Faria   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Costs of Cardiovascular Diseases in Poland Estimates for 2015–2017 Years

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
BackgroundCardiovascular diseases are associated with growing public and private expenditure on healthcare regardless geographic region. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately estimate the overall societal costs—both direct and indirect expenses from ...
Aneta Mela   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Direct and indirect costs associated with Dupuytren’s contracture

open access: yesJournal of Medical Economics, 2012
To compare direct (medical and drug) and indirect (work loss) costs between privately insured US employees with Dupuytren's contracture (DC) and demographically matched controls without DC.Employees aged 18-64 with ≥ 1 DC diagnosis (ICD-9-CM: 728.6, 718.44) with service dates 1/1/2000-3/31/2009 were selected from a de-identified, privately insured ...
Dendy, Macaulay   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Direct and Indirect Costs of Opioid-Induced Constipation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2010
Treatment with strong opioids is connected with frequent and problematic side effects. One of the most common side effects is opioid-induced constipation (OIC). The discomfort of OIC can limit the effectiveness of pain therapy. Because constipation typically persists for as long as opioid therapy is administered, its effects on the quality of life (QoL)
Frida, Hjalte   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

An assessment of direct and indirect costs of dementia in Brazil. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
To analyze costs associated with dementia based on a cross-sectional study in the Brazilian health system.Direct and indirect costs were estimated by conducting comprehensive interviews on the use of resources in a sample of 156 patients with dementia ...
Ceres Ferretti   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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