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Medical costs higher after motorcycle versus car crashes

Medical costs higher after motorcycle versus car crashes PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 792, p18 - 2 Dec 2017 Medical costs higher after motorcycle versus car crashes Medical costs for injuries appear to be higher after motorcycle accidents than after car crashes in Canada, according to findings of a study published in the CMAJ. This matched cohort study in Ontario used data from linked health administrative databases at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences to compare healthcare costs in adults who presented to hospital after a motorcycle or car accident between 2007 and 2013. Direct medical costs within two years after the accidents were estimated from a Canadian payer perspective. In total, 26 831 patients were injured in motorcycle accidents and 281 826 were injured in car crashes. Costs were significantly higher after motorcycle accidents than after car crashes ($5825 vs $2995; p<0.001). Moreover, the annual injury rate was significantly higher for motorcycles versus cars (2194 vs 718 per 100 000 registered vehicles; incidence rate ratio [IRR] 3.1; 95% CI 2.8, 3.3; p<0.001), and the annual rate of severe injuries with an Abbreviated Injury Scale score ≥3 was significantly greater (125 vs 12 per 100 000 registered vehicles; IRR 10.4; 95% CI 8.3, 13.1; p<0.001). "Considering both the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News Springer Journals

Medical costs higher after motorcycle versus car crashes

PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News , Volume 792 (1) – Dec 2, 2017

Medical costs higher after motorcycle versus car crashes

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PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 792, p18 - 2 Dec 2017 Medical costs higher after motorcycle versus car crashes Medical costs for injuries appear to be higher after motorcycle accidents than after car crashes in Canada, according to findings of a study published in the CMAJ. This matched cohort study in Ontario used data from linked health administrative databases at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences to compare healthcare costs in adults who presented to hospital after a...
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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 by Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes; Quality of Life Research; Health Economics; Public Health
ISSN
1173-5503
eISSN
1179-2043
DOI
10.1007/s40274-017-4541-3
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Abstract

PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 792, p18 - 2 Dec 2017 Medical costs higher after motorcycle versus car crashes Medical costs for injuries appear to be higher after motorcycle accidents than after car crashes in Canada, according to findings of a study published in the CMAJ. This matched cohort study in Ontario used data from linked health administrative databases at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences to compare healthcare costs in adults who presented to hospital after a motorcycle or car accident between 2007 and 2013. Direct medical costs within two years after the accidents were estimated from a Canadian payer perspective. In total, 26 831 patients were injured in motorcycle accidents and 281 826 were injured in car crashes. Costs were significantly higher after motorcycle accidents than after car crashes ($5825 vs $2995; p<0.001). Moreover, the annual injury rate was significantly higher for motorcycles versus cars (2194 vs 718 per 100 000 registered vehicles; incidence rate ratio [IRR] 3.1; 95% CI 2.8, 3.3; p<0.001), and the annual rate of severe injuries with an Abbreviated Injury Scale score ≥3 was significantly greater (125 vs 12 per 100 000 registered vehicles; IRR 10.4; 95% CI 8.3, 13.1; p<0.001). "Considering both the

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Published: Dec 2, 2017

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