title: [Procedures' costs related to outpatient chemotherapy treatment of women suffering from breast cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the direct cost of procedures related to an outpatient chemotherapy treatment for women with breast cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a quantitative research, using the case study methodology, performed in an outpatient chemotherapy of a private hospital. The total cost was calculated by multiplying the time spent by professionals involved in therapeutic procedures, the unit cost of direct labor, adding to the cost of materials, drugs and solutions. For performing the calculations, we used the Brazilian currency (R$).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average total cost per chemotherapy session corresponded to R$ 1,783.01 (100%), being R$ 1,671.66 (93,75%) spent with drugs, R$ 74,98 (4.21%) with materials, R$ 28.49 (1.60%) with labor and R$ 7.88 (0.44%) with solutions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results may support discussions and decision making for the management of costs related to chemotherapy aimed at reducing expenses and eliminating waste without harm to the care provided.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Caroline Rife
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Nobrega
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Fernandes Costa
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Lima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged