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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em Inglês
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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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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Autopsia
/
Medicina Legal
Tipo de estudo:
Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
/
Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
São Paulo med. j
Assunto da revista:
Cirurgia Geral
/
Cincia
/
Ginecologia
/
Medicina
/
Medicina Interna
/
Obstetr¡cia
/
Pediatria
/
Sa£de Mental
/
Sa£de P£blica
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
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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