Open AccessHealthcare utilization and cost of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis management in Thailand
Author(s) -
P. Dilokthornsakul,
Ratree Sawangjit,
C Inprasong,
S. Chunhasewee,
P. Rattanapan,
Thitaporn Thoopputra,
Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.180571
Subject(s) - toxic epidermal necrolysis , medicine , health care , health care cost , mortality rate , retrospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , total cost , emergency medicine , dermatology , intensive care medicine , surgery , economics , economic growth , physics , optics , microeconomics
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) are life-threatening dermatologic conditions. Although, the incidence of SJS/TEN in Thailand is high, information on cost of care for SJS/TEN is limited. This study aims to estimate healthcare resource utilization and cost of SJS/TEN in Thailand, using hospital perspective.