DIRECT COST OF HEMODIALYSIS IN AN ADULT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Authors

  • Jony Hsiao Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Antônio Fernandes Costa Lima Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo (EEUSP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i4.41782

Keywords:

Acute kidney injury, Intensive care units, Hemodialysis hospital units, Nephrology nursing, Costs and cost analysis.

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the average direct cost of conventional hemodialysis performed by nursing technicians on patients with acute kidney injury in Adult Intensive Care Unit. Quantitative analysis in case study research conducted in a public teaching and research hospital, between January and April 2014. The average direct cost of the stages of hemodialysis was calculated by multiplying the time needed to perform the procedure by the unit cost of direct labor and adding this value to the cost of materials, solutions and drugs. The total direct cost obtained was R$ 434,83 (SD= 65.10), which was impacted by the average direct costs of the “monitoring” steps” (R$ 205,58), “preparation of the machine and extracorporeal circuit” (R$ 120,96) and “internal disinfection and machine cleaning” (R$ 42,10). It is concluded that the proposed methodology can be reproduced in other Intensive Care Units to assist in the decision making regarding allocative efficiency of the resources involved in the procedure of conventional.

Author Biographies

Jony Hsiao, Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo.

Mestre em Ciências - Área: Controladoria e Contabilidade. Graduando em Enfermagem da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo.

Antônio Fernandes Costa Lima, Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo (EEUSP)

 Professor Associado do Departamento de Orientação Profissional da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo (EEUSP).

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Published

2015-11-17

How to Cite

Hsiao, J., & Lima, A. F. C. (2015). DIRECT COST OF HEMODIALYSIS IN AN ADULT INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i4.41782

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2015)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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