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| Title: | Comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of two MSF surgical trauma centers |
| Authors: | Gosselin, Richard A
Maldonado, Andreu
Elder, Greg |
| Affiliation: | School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA; Medecins Sans Frontieres, Paris, France |
| Citation: | World J Surg 2010;34 (3):415-9 |
| Journal: | World Journal of Surgery |
| Issue Date: | 22-Sep-2010 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10144/117896 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00268-009-0230-0 |
| PubMed ID: | 19771466 |
| Additional Links: | http://www.springerlink.com/content/t62u55507058890q/ |
| Submitted date: | 2010-10-15 |
| Abstract: | INTRODUCTION: There is a dearth of data on cost-effectiveness of surgical care in resource-poor countries. Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières; MSF) is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) involved in the many facets of health care for underserved populations, including surgical care. METHODS: A cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) was attempted at two of their surgical trauma hospitals: Teme Hospital in Nigeria and La Trinité Hospital in Haiti. CONCLUSION: At $172 and $223 per Disability-Adjusted Life-Year (DALY) averted, respectively, they are in line with other reported CEAs for surgical and nonsurgical activities in similar contexts. |
| Type: | Article |
| Language: | en |
| MeSH: | Surgery
Cost-effectiveness |
| ISSN: | 1432-2323 |
| Rights: | Archived with thanks to Springer and the World Journal of Surgery |
| Appears in topics: | Surgery
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