Forensic autopsy costs in the city of Säo Paulo
São Paulo med. j
;
121(3): 139-142, May 5, 2003. tab, graf
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in English
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| ID: lil-343917
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT: Modern medical practice involves cost analysis of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. There are no papers dealing with this theme in relation to forensic autopsies in our country. OBJECTIVE: Analysis of direct costs of forensic autopsies. TYPE OF STUDY: Cost analysis. SETTING: Säo Paulo Medical Examiner's Central Office. SAMPLE: Year 2001 activity. PROCEDURES: Routine forensic autopsies. MEAN MEASUREMENTS: Analysis of direct costs of personnel and material. RESULTS: Cost of personnel represents 90.38 percent or US$ 93.46. Material expenses comprised 9.62 percent or US$ 9.95. Total costs were calculated to be US$ 103.41. CONCLUSIONS: Forensic autopsies have a high cost. Cases to be autopsied should be judiciously selected. Our results are similar to international studies if data are rearranged based on the number of annual necropsies
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Autopsy
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Forensic Medicine
Type of study:
Health economic evaluation
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
/
Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
/
Cincia
/
Ginecologia
/
Medicine
/
Medicina Interna
/
Obstetr¡cia
/
Pediatria
/
Sa£de Mental
/
Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Médico Legal of São Paulo/BR
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Instituto Médico Legal of Säo Paulo/BR
/
Police Academy of Säo Paulo/BR
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