Prognostic factors for medical and productivity costs, and return to work after trauma.
Leonie de MunterA J L M GeraerdsMariska A C de JonghMarjolein van der VlegelEwout W SteyerbergJuanita A HaagsmaSuzanne PolinderPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Productivity costs and RTW should be considered when assessing the economic impact of injury in addition to medical costs. Prognostic factors may assist in identifying high cost groups with potentially modifiable factors for targeted preventive interventions, hence reducing costs and increasing RTW rates.