Paying the Price: The Intersection of Out‐of‐Pocket Expenses and Trauma Mortality in Pakistan
Patients who paid OOP for injury care had greater mortality, suggesting that alternative financing strategies could improve outcomes in LMICs. Additionally, OOP was associated with shorter LOS, highlighting the need to improve universal health coverage for complete injury care.
Authors
- Komal Abdul Rahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-6644)
- The Equi‐Injury Pakistan
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70243
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Universiteit Stellenbosch
- Weill Cornell Medical College
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney