Miller T R, Lestina D C
National Public Services Research Institute, Landover, MD 20785, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1996 Jan;86(1):89-93. doi: 10.2105/ajph.86.1.89.
This article is based on data released in 1991/93 from the 1987. National Medical Expenditure Survey. Medical spending and utilization patterns are analyzed for 13 major categories of injury. Medical spending on injury in 1987 was $64.7 billion in 1993 dollars. Nonhospitalized medically treated injuries averaged $571 in medical spending per case, $181 per visit, and 3.2 visits per injury. The prevalence-based survey estimate of medical spending on injuries during 1987 is 10% lower than the incidence-based estimates of lifetime medical spending resulting from injuries in 1985.
本文基于1991/93年发布的1987年全国医疗支出调查数据。对13类主要伤害的医疗支出和使用模式进行了分析。按1993年美元计算,1987年伤害方面的医疗支出为647亿美元。非住院接受治疗的伤害病例,平均每次医疗支出为571美元,每次就诊支出为181美元,每次伤害就诊3.2次。基于患病率的1987年伤害医疗支出调查估计值,比基于发病率的1985年伤害终生医疗支出估计值低10%。