Stein M D, Sobota M
Division of General Internal Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2001 Sep 1;64(1):117-20. doi: 10.1016/s0376-8716(00)00235-0.
Injection drug users have high rates of hospital use, however, the specific contribution of injection-related infections to hospitalization has never been determined. After reviewing 92 consecutive admissions of HIV-negative injection drug users to Rhode Island Hospital in 1998, we found that 49% were related to infections and an additional 24% were due to the biological effects of the injected drug. Admissions that were for injection-related infections were significantly more costly than other admissions of injection drug users ($13958 vs. $7906). We conclude that considerable savings may result from preventative care of this population, including instruction in skin-cleaning techniques.
注射吸毒者住院率很高，然而，与注射相关的感染对住院治疗的具体影响尚未确定。在回顾了1998年罗德岛医院连续收治的92名HIV阴性注射吸毒者后，我们发现49%的住院病例与感染有关，另有24%是由注射毒品的生物学效应导致的。因注射相关感染而住院的费用明显高于注射吸毒者的其他住院病例（13958美元对7906美元）。我们得出结论，对这一人群进行预防性护理，包括皮肤清洁技术指导，可能会节省大量费用。
