Understanding the global burden of trauma, particularly upper extremity trauma, is necessary in addressing the need for surgical services. Critical to that mission is to understand, and accurately measure, disability and related disability-adjusted life-years from massive upper extremity trauma. The impact of these injuries is magnified when considering that they frequently occur to young people in prime working years. This article discusses these social and medical system issues and reviews components of a comprehensive approach to measuring outcomes after these injuries. Patient-reported outcomes are highlighted. Methods of optimizing outcomes measurements and studies, disability assessments, and associated research are also discussed.
BT - Hand clinics C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27712748?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1016/j.hcl.2016.06.002 IS - 4 J2 - Hand Clin LA - eng N2 -Understanding the global burden of trauma, particularly upper extremity trauma, is necessary in addressing the need for surgical services. Critical to that mission is to understand, and accurately measure, disability and related disability-adjusted life-years from massive upper extremity trauma. The impact of these injuries is magnified when considering that they frequently occur to young people in prime working years. This article discusses these social and medical system issues and reviews components of a comprehensive approach to measuring outcomes after these injuries. Patient-reported outcomes are highlighted. Methods of optimizing outcomes measurements and studies, disability assessments, and associated research are also discussed.
PY - 2016 SP - 465 EP - 475 T2 - Hand clinics TI - Measuring functional and patient-reported outcomes after treatment of mutilating hand injuries: A global health approach. VL - 32 SN - 1558-1969 ER -