Historique
Périodique
Injection drug users: hospital care and charges
(Toxicomanes injecteurs : prise en charge hospitalière et coût du traitement)
Auteur(s) :
STEIN, M. D. ;
SOBOTA, M.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
117-120
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
USAGER
;
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
;
INFECTION
;
PRISE EN CHARGE
;
HOSPITALISATION
;
COUT
Note générale :
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2001, 64, (1), 117-120
Résumé :
Injection drug users have high rates of hospital use, however, the specific contribution of injection-related infections to hospitalization has never been determined. After reviewing 92 consecutive admissions of HIV-negative injection drug users to Rhode Island Hospital in 1998, we found that 49% were related to infections and an additional 24% were due to the biological effects of the injected drug. Admissions that were for injection-related infections were significantly more costly than other admissions of injection drug users ($13958 vs. $7906). We conclude that considerable savings may result from preventative care of this population, including instruction in skin-cleaning techniques. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Div. General Internal Med., Rhode Island Hosp., Brown Univ. Med. Sch., Providence, RI 02903
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.