A case series of infectious complications in medical tourists requiring hospital admission or outpatient home parenteral therapy

被引:2
作者
Robinson, Paul D. [1 ,2 ]
Vaughan, Stephen [1 ,2 ,5 ]
Missaghi, Bayan [1 ,2 ]
Meatherall, Bonnie [1 ,2 ]
Pattullo, Andrew [1 ,2 ]
Kuhn, Susan [2 ,3 ]
Conly, John [1 ,2 ,4 ,5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calgary, Cumming Sch Med, Dept Med, Calgary, AB, Canada
[2] Alberta Hlth Serv, Calgary, AB, Canada
[3] Univ Calgary, Cumming Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Calgary, AB, Canada
[4] Univ Calgary, Dept Microbiol Immunol & Infect Dis, Calgary, AB, Canada
[5] Univ Calgary, Synder Inst Chron Dis, Calgary, AB, Canada
[6] Univ Calgary, OBrien Inst Publ Hlth, Calgary, AB, Canada
来源
JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE CANADA (JAMMI) | 2022年 / 7卷 / 01期
关键词
cosmetic surgery; infectious diseases; medical tourism; medical tourist; travel medicine; GROWING MYCOBACTERIA INFECTIONS; COSMETIC SURGERY; PLASTIC-SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; MANAGEMENT; RISK;
D O I
10.3138/jammi-2021-0015
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
BACKGROUND: Travelling for medical care is increasing, and this medical tourism (MT) may have complications, notably infectious diseases (ID). We sought to identify MT-related infections (MTRIs) in a large Canadian health region and estimate resulting costs. METHODS: Retrospective and prospective capture of post-MT cases requiring hospital admission or outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy was completed by canvassing ID physicians practising in Calgary, Alberta, from January 2017 to July 2019. Cost estimates for management were made with the Canadian Institute for Health Information's (CIHI's) patient cost estimator database tool applied to estimated rates of Canadians engaging in MT from a 2017 Fraser Institute report. RESULTS: We identified 12 cases of MT-related infectious syndromes. Eight had microbial etiologies identified. MTs were young (mean 40.3 [SD 12.2] y) and female (n = 11) and pursued surgical treatment (n = 11). Destination countries and surgical procedures varied but were largely cosmetic (n = 5) and orthopaedic (n = 3). Duration to organism identification (mean 5.3 wk) and treatment courses (mean 19 wk) appeared lengthy. CIHI cost estimates for management of relevant infectious complications of our cases ranged from $6,288 to $20,741, with total cost for cases with matching codes (n = 8) totalling $94,290. CONCLUSIONS: In our series of MTRIs, etiologic organisms often found in Canadian-performed post-procedural infections were identified, and prolonged treatment durations were noted. Young women pursuing cosmetic surgery may be a population to target with public health measures to reduce the incidence of MTRIs and burden of disease. HISTORIQUE : Le nombre de voyages pour obtenir des soins m & eacute;dicaux augmente, et ce tourisme m & eacute;dical (TM) peut & ecirc;tre la source de complications, notamment de maladies infectieuses (MI). Les chercheurs ont entrepris de colliger les infections li & eacute;es au TM (ILTM) dans une grande r & eacute;gion sociosanitaire canadienne et d'en estimer les co & ucirc;ts. M & Eacute;THODOLOGIE : Pour proc & eacute;der & agrave; la saisie r & eacute;trospective et prospective des cas exigeant une hospitalisation ou un traitement antimicrobien parent & eacute;ral ambulatoire apr & egrave;s le TM, les chercheurs ont sond & eacute; les infectiologues d'une grande r & eacute;gion sociosanitaire canadienne entre janvier 2017 et juillet 2019. Ils ont & eacute;valu & eacute; les co & ucirc;ts du traitement de ces cas & agrave; l'aide de l'outil de la base de donn & eacute;es d'& eacute;valuation des co & ucirc;ts des patients de l'Institut canadien d'information sur la sant & eacute; (ICIS), qu'ils ont appliqu & eacute; aux taux estimatifs de Canadiens qui avaient fait du TM d'apr & egrave;s le rapport de l'Institut Fraser de 2017. R & Eacute;SULTATS : Les chercheurs ont d & eacute;tect & eacute; 12 cas de syndromes infectieux li & eacute;s au TM, dont huit & eacute;taient rattach & eacute;s & agrave; une & eacute;tiologie microbienne connue. Les touristes m & eacute;dicaux & eacute;taient de jeunes (moyenne de 40,3 [& Eacute;T = 12,2] ans) femmes (n = 11) qui voulaient subir une intervention chirurgicale (n = 11). Les destinations et les interventions chirurgicales variaient, mais elles & eacute;taient surtout esth & eacute;tiques (n = 5) et orthop & eacute;diques (n = 3). La p & eacute;riode avant d'identifier l'organisme (moyenne de 5,3 semaines) et la dur & eacute;e du traitement (moyenne de 19 semaines) semblaient longues. L'ICIS a estim & eacute; que les co & ucirc;ts de prise en charge des complications infectieuses pertinentes des cas se situent entre 6 288 $ & agrave; 20 741 $, le co & ucirc;t de tous les cas correspondant & agrave; un code (n = 8) totalisant 94 290 $. CONCLUSIONS : Dans la s & eacute;rie d'ILTM, les chercheurs ont d & eacute;tect & eacute; des organismes & eacute;tiologiques souvent constat & eacute;s apr & egrave;s une intervention r & eacute;alis & eacute;e au Canada et ont remarqu & eacute; que le traitement & eacute;tait plus long. Les jeunes femmes qui veulent subir des interventions de chirurgie esth & eacute;tique pourraient & ecirc;tre une population cibl & eacute;e pour transmettre des mesures sanitaires, afin de r & eacute;duire l'incidence d'ILTM et le fardeau de la maladie.
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