Direct costs involved in providing medical attention associated with traffic accidents in Bogotá

To determine the cost of medical attention associated with traffic accidents in Bogotá, Colombia. Prospective observational study with data from adult patients attended to in the emergency centers of 6 hospitals. Average total cost per patient was $1'112.000 COP. Average daily cost of hospitali...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista de salud pública (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2014-09, Vol.16 (5), p.673-682
Hauptverfasser:	Gómez-Restrepo, Carlos, Quitian, Hoover, Maldonado, Patricia, Naranjo-Lujan, Salomé, Rondón, Martín, Acosta, Andrés, Arango-Villegas, Carlos, Hurtado, Jaime, Hernández, Juan C, Angarita, María Del Pilar, Peña, Marcela, Saavedra, Miguel Á
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Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic - economics Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Bicycling - injuries Colombia - epidemiology Costs and Cost Analysis Direct Service Costs - statistics & numerical data Emergency Service, Hospital - economics Female Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data Hospitalization - economics Hospitals, Private - economics Hospitals, Private - statistics & numerical data Hospitals, Public - economics Hospitals, Public - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Middle Aged Motor Vehicles Prospective Studies Socioeconomic Factors Urban Health Wounds and Injuries - economics Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology Wounds and Injuries - etiology Wounds and Injuries - therapy Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine the cost of medical attention associated with traffic accidents in Bogotá, Colombia. Prospective observational study with data from adult patients attended to in the emergency centers of 6 hospitals. 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. The medical cost of transit accidents is a significant economic burden.
ISSN:	0124-0064