Dominican Republic Mission Cost Analysis

Completed

Conditions studied: Hernia, Hydrocele

In brief

Expenditures on material supplies and medications constitute the greatest per capita costs for surgical missions. We hypothesized that supply acquisition at nonprofit organization cost would lead to significant cost-savings compared to supply acquisition at US academic institution costs from the provider perspective for hernia repairs and minor procedures during a surgical mission in the Dominican Republic.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01872364

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

110

Starts

2013-05-01

Expected to finish

2013-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-12-17

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients presenting to the Institute of Latin American Concern Center for surgical procedure, previously screened by local healthcare workers.
• Require hernia surgery, hydrocelectomy, excision of benign cutaneous mass.

You may not qualify if…

• Did not require hernia surgery, hydrocelectomy, excision of benign cutaneous mass.

Where it is running

• Washington University in St Louis — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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