title: [Costs and consumption of material resources in pediatric intensive and semi-intensive care units].
abstract: Cost management of hospital material resources is a trendy research topic, especially in specialized health units. Nurses are pointed out as the main managers for costs and consumption of hospital materials resources. This study aimed to characterize Pediatric Intensive and Semi-Intensive Care Units of a teaching hospital and investigate costs and consumption of material resources used to treat patients admitted to these units. This is a descriptive exploratory study with retrospective data and quantitative approach. Data were obtained from a Hospital Information System and analyzed according to the ABC classification. The average expenditures were similar in both the neonatal and cardiac units, and lower in Pediatric Intensive and Semi-Intensive care units. There was a significant variation in the monthly consumption of materials. Higher cost materials had a greater impact on the budget of the studied units. The data revealed the importance of using a systematic method for the analysis of materials consumption and expenditure in pediatric units. They subsidize administrative and economic actions.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil. larissa_lenotti@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Larissa Lenotti
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Zuliani
authors.forename: Marli de Carvalho
authors.initials: Mde C
authors.lastname: Jericó
authors.forename: Liliana Cristina
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.forename: Zaida Aurora Sperli Geraldes
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Soler
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006295:Health Resources / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies