Cost-effectiveness of a district trauma hospital in Battambang, Cambodia.
BACKGROUND
The Emergency Hospital in Battambang, Cambodia, is essentially a surgical center for victims of injuries.


METHODS
Using methods previously described, operating costs were calculated, and effectiveness of treatment was estimated for 957 patients undergoing 895 surgical procedures over a 3 month period (October--December 2006).


RESULTS
Results of the cost-effectiveness analysis are compared to the few existing ones in the literature.


CONCLUSIONS
At $77.4 per DALY averted, surgery for trauma in such a context is deemed very cost-effective and compares favorably to other non-surgical public health interventions.
Gosselin
Richard A
RA
School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. froggydoc@comcast.net
Heitto
Merja
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002160:Cambodia; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000191:economics*; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000191:economics*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult