The economic burden of traumatic brain injury at Pietersburg Hospital, Limpopo Province: a retrospective micro-costing study

The most common cause of TBI was assault. The cost of treating a patient with TBI was higher than in most studies and exceeded R50 000 per patient per day.

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South African Journal of Surgery
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2025-12-01
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https://doi.org/10.36303/sajs.02492
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Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
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The economic burden of traumatic brain injury at Pietersburg Hospital, Limpopo Province: a retrospective micro-costing study

SN Phaleng, TC Hardcastle
South African Journal of Surgery
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
article

The economic burden of traumatic brain injury at Pietersburg Hospital, Limpopo Province: a retrospective micro-costing study

SN Phaleng, TC Hardcastle
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Abstract

The most common cause of TBI was assault. The cost of treating a patient with TBI was higher than in most studies and exceeded R50 000 per patient per day.

South African Journal of SurgeryVol. 63(4)
University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
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Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
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