TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Costs of health care and influence of alcohol in traffic accidents in Bogota-Colombia
JO  - Journal of clinical epidemiology
A1  - Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos
A1  - Naranjo-Lujan, Salome
A1  - Rondón, Martín Alonso
A1  - Acosta, Andrés
A1  - Maldonado, Patricia
A1  - Arango Villegas, Carlos
A1  - Hurtado, Jaime
A1  - Hernández, Juan Carlos
A1  - Angarita, María Del Pilar
A1  - Peña, Marcela
A1  - Saavedra, Miguel Ángel
A1  - Quitian, Hoover
SP  - 106
EP  - 110
VL  - 86
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVES: In Colombia, some studies have estimated medical costs associated to traffic accidents. It is required to assess results by city or region and determine the influence of variables such as alcohol consumption. The main objective of this study is to identify health care costs associated to traffic accidents in Bogota, and determine whether alcohol consumption can increase them. <br><br>DESIGN: and settings: Cross sectional costs study conducted in patients over 18 years treated in the emergency rooms of 6 different hospitals in Bogota, Colombia. <br><br>RESULTS: The average total cost of medical care per patient was 628 USD, in Bogota-Colombia. The average cost per accident was estimated at 1,349 USD. On average, the total cost for health care for patients with positive blood alcohol level was 1.8 times higher than those who did not consume alcohol. The indirect costs were on average 115.3USD per injured person. Numbers are expressed in 2011 U.S. Dollars. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Alcohol consumption increases the risk of traffic accidents and direct medical health costs.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-4356
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.10.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -