@article{ref1,
title="Cost analysis of motorcycle accident victims at a university hospital: perspectives from 2017 and 2020",
journal="Acta ortopédica Brasileira",
year="2023",
author="Baptistella, Amanda and Figueiredo, Henrique Carvalho E. Silva and de Mattos, Carlos Augusto and Bittar, Cintia Kelly",
volume="31",
number="spe1",
pages="e258318-e258318",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Motorcycle accidents constitute a public health problem that affects public and private health services due to the expenses of the victim's treatment and rehabilitation. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the impact of motorcycle accident costs in a university hospital in 2020. <br><br>METHOD: Comparative analysis of the costs of motorcycle accident patients in 2020 and 2017. <br><br>RESULTS: Among 151 patients included in the study, the average cost was U$3,083.54, and the average days of hospitalization were 5.3 days. The patient with the highest cost to the hospital spent U$22,504.05, and the patient with the lowest cost spent U$356.72. The longest stay among these patients was 41 days, and the shortest was one day. The average cost per patient per day for the entire sample was U$581.80. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The formulation and application of strategies that promote the reduction of motorcycle accidents in the city of Campinas are necessary.   Level of evidence II, Retrospective study.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1413-7852",
doi="10.1590/1413-785220233101e258318",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-785220233101e258318"
}