title: Surgical treatment of skin carcinomas in the Brazilian Unified Health System: costs analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the costs of the surgical treatment of cutaneous carcinomas held in the Plastic Surgery service at a university hospital in patients of the Unified Health System (SUS).
  
  
  METHODS
  we included seventy-one patients recorded their demographic and operation data. For analysis of direct costs we considered the period of patient hospitalization, including human and material costs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average equipment cost per procedure was R$ 324.70, and the mean cost of hospital service, according to the table of SUS, was R$ 193.66. Thus, we obtained an average total cost of R$ 518.36 per procedure. However, the average amount refunded by the SUS per hospital procedure was R$ 429.19.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical treatment of cutaneous carcinomas generated for the hospital an average deficit of R$ 89.16 per procedure.
authors.forename: Karine Helena
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Bócoli
authors.forename: Daniela Francescato
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Veiga
authors.forename: Isaías Vieira
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.forename: Marcelo Prado
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Neil Ferreira
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Novo
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veiga Filho
authors.forename: Lydia Masako
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*