Citation

Gómez-Restrepo C, Quitian H, Maldonado P, Naranjo-Lujan S, Rondón MA, Acosta A, Arango-Villegas C, Hurtado J, Hernández JC, Angarita MD, Peña M, Saavedra MA. Rev. Salud Publica 2014; 16(5): 673-682.

Vernacular Title

Costos directos de atención médica de accidentes de tránsito en Bogotá D.C.

Affiliation

Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Instituto de Salud en el Tropico)

DOI

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PMID

26120753

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 $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.

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