title: Benefit-cost analysis of moist exposed burn ointment.
abstract: Burn injury is one of the most devastating injuries that may affect a patient. Even in economically deprived areas, burn care is largely driven by relatively plentiful resources equating quality of care with generous monitoring and clinical attention with little concern to management cost. Burn care costs have been the subject of very few investigations and are among the least studied by health services researchers. Nevertheless, it can be stated that local care of burn wounds accounts for a large proportion of the cost per day for treating patients. As economic times are changing and as market penetration of managed care contracts and stiff competition in the health care industry gains momentum, ways to reduce expenditures without adversely affecting the quality of care have become of primary importance. We report a randomized prospective comparative study analyzing the benefit-cost value of moist exposed burn ointment (MEBO) application, an exposed method for burn wound care without the need for a secondary covering dressing, as compared to conventional closed methods.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. aata@terra.net.lb
authors.forename: Bishara S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Atiyeh
authors.forename: Ruwayda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dham
authors.forename: Mohammaed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadry
authors.forename: Abdel Fattah
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Abdallah
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Oteify
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fathi
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages / Q000191:economics; D002056:Burns / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics*; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016527:Drug Costs; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009824:Ointments / Q000191:economics* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D012855:Sitosterols; C472006:moist exposed burn ointment