TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Direct costs involved in providing medical attention associated with traffic accidents in Bogotá
JO  - Revista de salud publica
A1  - Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos
A1  - Quitian, Hoover
A1  - Maldonado, Patricia
A1  - Naranjo-Lujan, Salome
A1  - Rondón, Martín Alonso
A1  - Acosta, Andrés
A1  - Arango-Villegas, Carlos
A1  - Hurtado, Jaime
A1  - Hernández, Juan C.
A1  - Angarita, María Del Pilar
A1  - Peña, Marcela
A1  - Saavedra, Miguel Ángel
SP  - 673
EP  - 682
VL  - 16
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE To determine the cost of medical attention associated with traffic accidents in Bogotá, Colombia. <br><br>METHODS Prospective observational study with data from adult patients attended to in the emergency centers of 6 hospitals. <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSION The medical cost of transit accidents is a significant economic burden.<p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0124-0064
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -