Socio-economic cost and health-related quality of life of burn victims in Spain.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the economic burden (direct and indirect costs) of burn victims and the impact of burn on health-related quality of life in Spain.

Methods: In 2003, a cross-sectional study was carried out with 898 burned people. Data regarding demographic features, health resource use, informal care, indirect costs and quality of life were prospectively collected through hospital admission databases and questionnaires filled out by burn victims and caregivers.

Are we really seeing the total costs of surgical site infections? A Spanish study.

To identify overall costs generated by surgical site infections (SSI) patients, including indirect costs. A prospective study of case series of patients who have undergone major surgical treatment was undertaken. Patients who suffered SSI were compared with controls (nested case-control design).

Cost-utility analysis applied to the treatment of burn patients in a specialized center.

Objective: To discover the total costs and quality of life of burn patients in a specialist center classified by diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).

Design: Prospective study of 5-year follow-up from January 1, 1997, through December 31, 2001.

Setting: Burn Center of Valencia.