Procedures’ costs related to outpatient chemotherapy treatment of women suffering from breast cancer

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Caroline Rife Nobrega¹  Antônio Fernandes Costa Lima¹ 

关键词: Breast neoplasms;    Drug therapy;    Health care costs;    Costs and cost analysis;    Oncologic nursing;    Neoplasias de la mama;    Quimioterapia;    Costos de la Atención en Salud;    Costos y análisis de costo;    Enfermería oncológica.;    Neoplasias da mama;    Quimioterapia;    Custos de cuidados de saúde;    Custos e análise de custo;    Enfermagem oncológica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420140000400018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

To identify the direct cost of procedures related to an outpatient chemotherapy treatment for women with breast cancer. Method: This is a quantitative research, using the case study methodology, performed in an outpatient chemotherapy of a private hospital. The total cost was calculated by multiplying the time spent by professionals involved in therapeutic procedures, the unit cost of direct labor, adding to the cost of materials, drugs and solutions. For performing the calculations, we used the Brazilian currency (R$). Results: The average total cost per chemotherapy session corresponded to R$ 1,783.01 (100%), being R$ 1,671.66 (93,75%) spent with drugs, R$ 74,98 (4.21%) with materials, R$ 28.49 (1.60%) with labor and R$ 7.88 (0.44%) with solutions. Conclusion: The results may support discussions and decision making for the management of costs related to chemotherapy aimed at reducing expenses and eliminating waste without harm to the care provided. 


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