ABSTRACT
Objective:
to identify the average direct cost of long-term central venous catheter insertion in patients undergoing conventional hemodialysis in a public teaching and research hospital.
Method:
quantitative, exploratory-descriptive research, conducted in a Dialysis Center in São Paulo, Brazil between November and December/2019. The average direct cost was calculated by multiplying the time spent by health professionals by the unit cost of direct labor, adding to the costs of inputs.
Results:
The average total direct cost was US$134.56 (SD±3.65), of which US$107.01 (SD±0.23) for material costs, US$22.10 (SD±3.63) for direct labor of the catheter insertion team, US$4.65 (SD±0.00) for medication costs, and US$0.80 (SD±0.15) for solution costs.
Conclusion:
the impact of costs with material resources and the indispensability of their rational allocation was verified, especially in public teaching and research hospitals, which have limited financial resources.
DESCRITORES
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Hemodialysis Units, Hospital; Nephrology Nursing; Catheterization, Central Venous; Costs and Cost Analysis