Forensic autopsy costs in the city of São Paulo

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Fernando Augusto Mardiros Herbella²  Pedro Herbella Fernandes¹  Carlos Delmonte²  José Carlos Del Grande² 

[1],Instituto Médico Legal of São Paulo

关键词: Autopsy;    Forensics;    Costs analysis;    Health economy;    Autópsias;    Forense;    Análise de custos;    Economia da saúde;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31802003000300011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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