Titre : | Injection drug users: hospital care and charges |
Titre traduit : | (Toxicomanes injecteurs : prise en charge hospitalière et coût du traitement) |
Auteurs : | M. D. STEIN ; M. SOBOTA |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2001 |
Format : | 117-120 |
Note générale : |
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2001, 64, (1), 117-120
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Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés USAGER ; VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE ; INFECTION ; PRISE EN CHARGE ; HOSPITALISATION ; COUT |
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.) |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : |
Div. General Internal Med., Rhode Island Hosp., Brown Univ. Med. Sch., Providence, RI 02903 Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 803716 |
Centre Emetteur : | 08 CAS Strasbourg |
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