TY - JOUR
T1 - Costos directos de atención médica de accidentes de tránsito en Bogotá D.C
AU - Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos
AU - Quitian, Hoover
AU - Maldonado, Patricia
AU - Naranjo-Lujan, Salomé
AU - Rondón, Martín
AU - Acosta, Andrés
AU - Arango-Villegas, Carlos
AU - Hurtado, Jaime
AU - Hernández, Juan C.
AU - Angarita, María Del Pilar
AU - Peña, Marcela
AU - Saavedra, Miguel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Objective To determine the cost of medical attention associated with traffic accidents in Bogotá, Colombia. Methods Prospective observational study with data from adult patients attended to in the emergency centers of 6 hospitals. Results Average total cost per patient was $1 112 000 COP. Average daily cost of hospitalized patients was $1 200 000 COP. Average cost of ambulatory treated patients ascended to $247 400 COP. Cost per accident calculated was $2 333 700 COP. In the whole city during study period, total medical costs were around $2 301 028 200 COP. All data was expressed in 2011 colombian pesos. Conclusion The medical cost of transit accidents is a significant economic burden.
AB - Objective To determine the cost of medical attention associated with traffic accidents in Bogotá, Colombia. Methods Prospective observational study with data from adult patients attended to in the emergency centers of 6 hospitals. Results Average total cost per patient was $1 112 000 COP. Average daily cost of hospitalized patients was $1 200 000 COP. Average cost of ambulatory treated patients ascended to $247 400 COP. Cost per accident calculated was $2 333 700 COP. In the whole city during study period, total medical costs were around $2 301 028 200 COP. All data was expressed in 2011 colombian pesos. Conclusion The medical cost of transit accidents is a significant economic burden.
KW - Accidents
KW - Costs and cost analysis
KW - Direct service costs (source: MeSH, NLM)
KW - Traffic
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84982237029
U2 - 10.15446/rsap.v16n5.44080
DO - 10.15446/rsap.v16n5.44080
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 26120753
AN - SCOPUS:84982237029
SN - 0124-0064
VL - 16
SP - 673
EP - 682
JO - Revista de Salud Publica
JF - Revista de Salud Publica
IS - 5
ER -