Health-economic consequences of diabetic foot lesions.
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Diabetic foot complications result in huge costs for both society and the individual patients. Few reports on the health-economic consequences of diabetic foot infections have been published. In studies considering a wide societal perspective, costs of antibiotics were relatively low, whereas total costs for topical treatment were high relative to the total costs of foot infections. Total direct costs for healing of infected ulcers not requiring amputation are similar to$17,500 (in 1998 US dollars), whereas the costs for lower-extremity amputations aresimilar to$30,000-$33,500 depending on the level of amputation. Prevention of foot ulcers and amputations by various methods, including patient education, proper footwear, and foot care, in patients at risk is cost effective or even cost saving. Awareness of the potential influence of reimbursement systems on prevention, management, and outcomes of diabetic foot lesions has increased. Despite methodological obstacles, modeling studies are needed in future health-economic evaluations to determine the cost effectiveness of various strategies.
Diabetic foot complications result in huge costs for both society and the individual patients. Few reports on the health-economic consequences of diabetic foot infections have been published. In studies considering a wide societal perspective, costs of antibiotics were relatively low, whereas total costs for topical treatment were high relative to the total costs of foot infections. Total direct costs for healing of infected ulcers not requiring amputation are similar to$17,500 (in 1998 US dollars), whereas the costs for lower-extremity amputations aresimilar to$30,000-$33,500 depending on the level of amputation. Prevention of foot ulcers and amputations by various methods, including patient education, proper footwear, and foot care, in patients at risk is cost effective or even cost saving. Awareness of the potential influence of reimbursement systems on prevention, management, and outcomes of diabetic foot lesions has increased. Despite methodological obstacles, modeling studies are needed in future health-economic evaluations to determine the cost effectiveness of various strategies.
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Publiceringsår
2004
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
9-132
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volym
39 Suppl 2
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Oxford University Press
Ämne
- Infectious Medicine
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1537-6591