The financial burden for the surgical management of osteoradionecrosis.
Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) remains a difficult clinical problem. In large refractory cases surgery appears to be the only option but it does not guarantee a cure and is expensive. Cost analysis of 31 patients who had resection with or without reconstruction of their mandible was £892,357. The largest cost was in-patient stay, which accounted for 62% of the total. This article explores in detail the expenditure associated with major ORN surgery and its subsequent implications.
Oral Surgery Dept, Floor 23, Guy's Dental Hospital, London Bridge, London, SE1 9RT.
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Oral Surgery Dept, Floor 23, Guy's Dental Hospital, London Bridge, London, SE1 9RT.
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Head and Neck Dept, Floor 3, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge, London, SE1 9RT.
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Head and Neck Dept, Floor 3, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge, London, SE1 9RT.
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D017281:Cost of Illness; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D010025:Osteoradionecrosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies