title: Expenditure survey on continued veno-venous hemodialysis procedure in the intensive care unit.
abstract: This study aimed to characterize patients submitted to dialytic treatment with CVVHD in ICUs; monitor procedure time duration; estimate nurses' labor wages and; estimate the direct procedures mean costs. The study was developed in a public teaching hospital located in São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 93 procedures performed in 50 patients composed the sample. The results showed the predominance of male patients (62%); mean age was 60.8 years old; ICU hospitalization time was 19.2 days; 86% of the patients died; 76% of the patients presented acute renal insufficiency and, mean procedure time per patient was 1.9. The mean procedure duration was 26.6 hours. The mean cost of nurses' wages were R$ 592.04 which represented 28.7% of the total cost. The mean total expenditure was R$ 2,065.36 ranging from R$ 733.65 to R$ 6,994.18.
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lígia Maria Dal
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Secco
authors.forename: Valéria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Castilho
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics*; D004180:Direct Service Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics* / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery*