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- Title
Costos directos de atención médica de accidentes de tránsito en Bogotá D.C.
- Authors
Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos; Quitian, Hoover; Maldonado, Patricia; Rondón, Martín; Acosta, Andrés; Naranjo-Lujan, Salomé; Arango-Villegas, Carlos; Hurtado, Jaime; Hernández, Juan C.; Angarita, María del Pilar; Peña, Marcela; Saavedra, Miguel Á.
- Abstract
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 $1112 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.
- Subjects
BOGOTA (Colombia); COLOMBIA; TRAFFIC accident victims; MEDICAL care costs; PUBLIC health; TRAFFIC accidents; TRAFFIC accident statistics; MEDICAL care; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Revista de Salud Pública, 2014, Vol 16, Issue 5, p673
- ISSN
0124-0064
- Publication type
Article