| Journal: | Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000283439 |
| ISSN: | 0100-6991 |
| Authors: | Guillaumon, Ana Terezinha1 Rocha, Eduardo Faccini2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Medicina, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Hospital de Clinicas, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Season: | May-Jun |
| Volumen: | 31 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 180-185 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Portugués |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico, analítico |
| English abstract | BACKGROUND: The objective of this paper is to evaluate the economical and operational advantages of ambulatory saphenectomy as opposed to the standart procedure. METHODS: From January 1992 to January 1998 we observed 152 patients (average age 41.9 years old) submitted to saphenous vein stripping. Some were operated in the Main Operating Room, and others in the Outpatient Operating Room. The follow up of both groups was performed at the Outpatient Vascular Surgery Ambulatory, and included ethical, financial and safety analysis of the process. RESULTS: The medium cost of an ambulatory surgery was US |
| Portuguese abstract | RESULTADOS: O custo médio de uma cirurgia ambulatorial foi de R$ 176,79 comparado com o custo médio de cirurgia no centro cirúrgico central de R$ 454,75, computando-se apenas os gastos do centro cirúrgico. Além disso os doentes cujas cirurgias foram realizadas no centro cirúrgico central tiveram uma média de internação de 2,3 dias. CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados obtidos demonstram que esse procedimento ambulatorial é viável do ponto de vista ético e economicamente vantajoso pelo baixo custo apresentado, quando comparado ao tratamento do doente internado |
| Disciplines: | Medicina, Educación |
| Keyword: | Cirugía, Hospitales, Análisis de costos, Estudio comparativo, Servicios de salud, Vena safena, Cirugía ambulatoria |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Education, Hospitals, Surgery, Cost analysis, Comparative studies, Health services, Saphenous vein, Ambulatory surgery |
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