Smoking is a high-risk behaviour affecting health and economic welfare of society. Thus it is important to quantify the economic burden smoking places on social institutions in Germany. Approximately 33.4% of the male and 20.4% of the female population are current smokers. This study investigates the health care costs of smoking based on 1996 figures, focusing on the seven most frequent disease...

The economic benefit of a certain development process or particular activity is usually unknown and indeed hard to predict. However, the cost-effectiveness of process improvements is of paramount importance and the question how profitable certain activities are needs to be answered. Within a large-scale commercial organization, we were challanged with the task to quantify the economic benefit o...

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This paper comprises two related essays that consider the economic impact of government ordinances to ban smoking in all public places, including privately owned establishments. It is hoped that this analysis will contribute to the public discourse about smoke-free laws that are being considered in many communities around the District. Part I: “Commentary on the Economics of Smoking Bans: Aggre...

BACKGROUND An enormous economic impact can be observed for infected total knee arthroplasties (TKA). The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether a cost covering treatment of infected TKA is feasible in the German DRG System. PATIENTS AND METHODS Average total treatment costs were evaluated for infected TKA and compared with a matched pair of primary TKA. Data was generated using the ...

Costs of neurogenic bladder vary widely and depend on a number of factors including severity of disease, symptomatology, patient insurance, and devices required. Recognition of how each treatment strategy will impact the patient financially could help guide selection of treatment as well as improve compliance with the chosen regimen. We have attempted to provide an overview of long term cost co...

Background. Obesity is well known for being associated with significant economic repercussions. Bariatric surgery is the only evidence-based solution to this problem as well as a cost-effective method of addressing the concern. Numerous authors have calculated the cost effectiveness and cost savings of bariatric surgery; however, to date the economic impact of weight regain as a component of ov...

Obesity and overweight are risk factors linked to the appearance of a number of chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, obesity also has an economic impact. Indeed, studies that have quantified the economic burden of obesity in Canada and abroad observe that the problem engenders significant costs for society. Such costs are not confined to those stemming from bro...