Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the costs of cataract surgery for a public hospital, the government and the society between the techniques of phacoemulsification (PHACO) and extracapsular cataract extraction (EECP). METHODS: A review based on several clinical studies between 2002 and 2010 at the Ambulatorial Surgical Center of the University of São Paulo. RESULTS: The estimated expenses associated with medical supplies used for surgery were R$ 468.92 and R$ 259.96 in the PHACO and EECP groups respectivelly. The hospital expenditures in the [...]
Highlights
To compare the costs of cataract surgery for a public hospital, the government and the society between the techniques of phacoemulsification (PHACO) and extracapsular cataract extraction (EECP)
Embora o SUS financie a cirurgia de catarata por FACO desde 2001 ainda há dúvidas sobre suas vantagens e desvantagens sociais em detrimento da técnica de extração extracapsular manual do cristalino (EECP), uma vez que o orçamento destinado à saúde é limitado e o aumento do gasto com um determinado procedimento pressupõe redução de outras ações
Os valores dos custos estimados das cirurgias e do acompanhamento pós-operatório, em ambos os grupos (FACO e EECP), estão apresentados nas tabelas 1 a 3(13)
Summary
To compare the costs of cataract surgery for a public hospital, the government and the society between the techniques of phacoemulsification (PHACO) and extracapsular cataract extraction (EECP). Com relação ao gasto estimado para a Previdência Social, o grupo EECP custou em média, US$ 44,58 por paciente a mais que o grupo FACO.
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