Silvânia Suely Caribé de Araújo Andrade1, Maria Helena Prado de Mello Jorge2. 1. Ministério da Saúde, Departamento de Vigilância de Doenças e Agravos Não Transmissíveis e Promoção da Saúde, Brasília-DF, Brasil. 2. Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
Abstract
Objetivo: to describe hospitalization rates and to estimate hospital costs and time spent in hospital due to road traffic accidents (RTA) in Brazil, in 2013. Methods: this is an ecological study conducted using data from the Brazilian National Hospital Information System. Results: in 2013, 170,805 hospitalizations due to RTA were funded by the Brazilian National Health System; 78.2% of the individuals were male, 48.6% were from 20 to 39 years old, and 51.9% were motorcyclists; RTA hospitalization rate was of 85.0 hospitalizations/100,000 inhabitants; total cost was BRL 231,469,333.13, with 1,072,557 hospital inpatient days and average stay of 6.3 days in hospital. Conclusion: the magnitude of hospitalization due to RTA was high; victims hospitalized were mainly men, young adults and motorcyclists; average stay in hospital was almost a week, implying significant costs.
Objetivo: to describe hospitalization rates and to estimate hospital costs and time spent in hospital due to road traffic accidents (RTA) in Brazil, in 2013. Methods: this is an ecological study conducted using data from the Brazilian National Hospital Information System. Results: in 2013, 170,805 hospitalizations due to RTA were funded by the Brazilian National Health System; 78.2% of the individuals were male, 48.6% were from 20 to 39 years old, and 51.9% were motorcyclists; RTA hospitalization rate was of 85.0 hospitalizations/100,000 inhabitants; total cost was BRL 231,469,333.13, with 1,072,557 hospital inpatient days and average stay of 6.3 days in hospital. Conclusion: the magnitude of hospitalization due to RTA was high; victims hospitalized were mainly men, young adults and motorcyclists; average stay in hospital was almost a week, implying significant costs.
Authors: Deborah Carvalho Malta; Otaliba Libânio de Morais Neto; Laís Santos de Magalhães Cardoso; Guilherme Augusto Veloso; Fabiana Martins Dias de Andrade; Ana Maria Nogales Vasconcelos; Cheila Marina de Lima; Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro; Mohsen Naghavi Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Date: 2022-01-28 Impact factor: 2.141