Open Access<p>Analysis of the Peri-Operative Cost of Non-Traumatic Major Lower Extremity Amputation in Jordan</p>
Author(s) -
Qusai Aljarrah,
Sohail Bakkar,
Abdelwahab Aleshawi,
Omar Al-Gharaibeh,
Mooath Al-Jarrah,
Radi Ebwayne,
Mohammed Z. Allouh,
Ahmad K. AbouFoul
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinicoeconomics and outcomes research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.591
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-6981
DOI - 10.2147/ceor.s232779
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , amputation , referral , perioperative , emergency medicine , surgery , family medicine , endocrinology
Non-traumatic major lower extremity amputation (NMLEA) is a commonly performed procedure that presents a substantial cost burden. Patients who undergo NMLEA are usually considered as a high-risk group with significant comorbidities, which translates into a protracted peri-operative course and increased health-care costs. The primary aim of this study was therefore to perform a contemporary peri-operative cost analysis of NMLEA performed in our center. We are a major tertiary referral hospital that provides vascular surgery services to the entire northern counties in Jordan. We also aimed to assess the various factors that influence the cost of NMLEA in less economically developed countries.