title: [Cost-effect analysis of 2 therapeutic regimens for deep II burn patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the cost-effect of 2 therapeutic regimens and to find out a better therapeutic regimen with reasonable price and better effect, hoping to improve the quality of burn patients and reduce the waste of medical resources.
  
  
  METHODS
  We collected 1017 burn patients from Hunan and Sichuan, and divided them into a research group (the moist exposed burn therapy group) and a control group (the escharectomy and grafting group). We analyzed the cost and effect of the 2 groups from general condition, direct medical cost during treatment and curative effect.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average total cost of the research group [93633.71 (82260.79, 107576.34) yuan] was significantly lower than the control group [175077.93 (131433.23, 228918.83) yuan] (P<0.05). The total effective rate of the research group was higher (97.28%) than that in the control group (92.89%) (P<0.05). The cost-effect of the research group (962.52) was better than that of the control group (1884.79).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cost-effect analysis is objective and direct in the evaluation of different treatments. The moist exposed burn therapy is a better and cheaper therapeutic regimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China.
authors.forename: Huixia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shuiyuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Quanyong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Pengxiang
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Feiyue
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002681:China; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult