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Publication history
Published online: January 14, 2019
Accepted:
December 21,
2018
Received in revised form:
December 9,
2018
Received:
October 2,
2018
Footnotes
DOI of original article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2016.12.007.
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© 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.
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- Not a plastic surgeon's best friend: Dog bites an increasing burden on UK plastic surgery servicesJournal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic SurgeryVol. 70Issue 4
- PreviewDog bites comprise a considerable proportion of the workload of the Plastic Surgeon within the United Kingdom (UK), with injuries often necessitating surgical debridement.1 The cost to the National Health Service (NHS) estimated in 2010, for 6000 patients admitted with dog bites, was £3.3 million.2 Similar studies in the USA estimate that emergency services costs are annually approximately $102.4 million with additional hospitalization costs of $62.5 million.3 Patients also suffer considerable morbidity, disability and psychological harm.
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