[Cost involved in retrieving multiple organs].
The process of organ donation and retreat is complex and involves a high cost for hospitals that do it.


OBJECTIVE
to survey the expenses with the process of donation and retreat of organs.


METHODS
retrospective study based on medical records of 32 donors, admitted in the Search Organs Organisation do Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, during the period from January to December of 1999.


RESULTS
the process is complex and involves a special structure as well as 24 hours of activities, making it costly. Expenses were related with the following items: human resources, permanent material, public utilities, complementary examinations, depreciation of equipment and transportation. A comparison with the values reimbursed by the Single Health System (SUS) followed.


CONCLUSIONS
the total cost was high than the reimbursement provided by SUS, showing the necessity of research about cost of procedures and the reinvestment margin.
Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Cicera Izabel C de Oliveira
CI
Guerra
Olimpio J Nogueira V
OJ
Bittar
Moacir R de
MR
Siqueira
Fumio
F
Araki
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000191:economics; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000191:economics*