Citation

Castañeda-Borrayo Y, Mireles-Pérez AB, González-Ramos AM, Pérez-García C, Navarro-Trujillo LR. Rev. Med. Inst. Mex. Seguro Soc. 2010; 48(4): 367-375.

Vernacular Title

Costos directos e indirectos por amputaciones en mano derivadas de accidentes de

Affiliation

Servicio de Salud en el Trabajo, Delegación Jalisco, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. dra_yao@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Officina de Bibliotecas y Divulgacion de la Jefatura de los Servicios de Ensenanza e Investigacion)

DOI

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PMID

21194505

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hand injuries by labor accidents are first rank. It is necessary to have a multidisciplinary medical approach to frequently generated temporary and permanent disabilities that affect costs to an institution and to enterprise. OBJECTIVE: to determine the direct cost (DC) and the indirect cost (IC) of complete and partial amputations in hand caused by labor injuries. METHODS: an observational study was performed. The data was obtained from labor injuries with amputation of a finger or hand that received multidisciplinary management. The costs were calculated according to the list of Institutional Unit Costs. The IC were obtained with the "Safety Pays" program. RESULTS: We included 48 cases. The average age was 32.17 years; the cost of surgical operations was $767,470; and the payment of a partial disability permanent was $1,032,670; the DC of the sample of 48 workers was $2,955,007 with an IC of $3,250,507 and a total cost of $6,205,515, the average cost per worker of $51,741 for DC, $56,915 for IC and $108,657 for the total cost. CONCLUSIONS: costs of hand injures requires the creation of prevention programs.

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