Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São Paulo
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: São Paulo...
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| author | Fernando Augusto Mardiros Herbella Pedro Herbella Fernandes Carlos Delmonte José Carlos Del Grande |
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| description | 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: São 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% or US$ 93.46. Material expenses comprised 9.62% 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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| spelling | doaj.art-18b3ac6505af4ac2aa9d3cbd13c86cc92022-12-21T17:31:58ZengAssociação Paulista de MedicinaSão Paulo Medical Journal1806-9460121313914210.1590/S1516-31802003000300011S1516-31802003000300011Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São PauloFernando Augusto Mardiros Herbella0Pedro Herbella Fernandes1Carlos Delmonte2José Carlos Del Grande3Instituto Médico Legal of São PauloPolice Academy of São PauloInstituto Médico Legal of São PauloInstituto Médico Legal of São PauloCONTEXT: 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: São 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% or US$ 93.46. Material expenses comprised 9.62% 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802003000300011&lng=en&tlng=enAutopsyForensicsCosts analysisHealth economy |
| spellingShingle | Fernando Augusto Mardiros Herbella Pedro Herbella Fernandes Carlos Delmonte José Carlos Del Grande Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São Paulo São Paulo Medical Journal Autopsy Forensics Costs analysis Health economy |
| title | Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São Paulo |
| title_full | Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São Paulo |
| title_fullStr | Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São Paulo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São Paulo |
| title_short | Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São Paulo |
| title_sort | forensic autopsy costs in the city of sao paulo |
| topic | Autopsy Forensics Costs analysis Health economy |
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