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How much does a forensic autopsy cost in Spain?
| العنوان: | How much does a forensic autopsy cost in Spain? |
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| المؤلفون: | Martín-Carzorla, Fernando, Ramos-Medina, Valentín, Rubio-Lamia, Leticia Olga, Santos-Amaya, Ignacio Miguel, Jódar-Sánchez, Francisco |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Nature |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | RIUMA - Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Forenses -- Lenguaje, Autopsia, España, Forensic autopsy, Cost, Health economics, Forensic medicine |
| الوصف: | Introduction and objectives The autopsy is considered the gold standard in death investigation. Performing an autopsy requires human and material resources that must be programmed in order to meet the demands of the judicial system. However, as far as we know, the cost of forensic autopsy in Spain has not been determined. Thus, the aim of this study was to estimate the cost of a standard autopsy in order to organise Forensic Pathology Services more efficiently. Material and methods A micro-cost analysis was carried out. The nominal group technique was applied using a panel of 10 forensic experts in order to identify and quantify the resources associated with a forensic autopsy. Results The results showed that analysis and studies are the most important item in the total cost (54.7%), followed by staff (20.5%), preservation of body (14%), single-use products (7%), equipment and stock (1.6%), cleaning and disinfection (1.5%), facilities maintenance (0.5%) and IT (0.2%). Conclusions The total cost of a standard autopsy was €1501.45, which is lower than the European average. This study is the first in Spain to calculate the unit price of a forensic autopsy by means of micro-cost analysis. This may help to address the way forensic pathology centres are organised at different levels of complexity. ; Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. // Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | Martín-Cazorla, F., Ramos-Medina, V., Rubio-Lamia, L., Santos-Amaya, I., & Jódar-Sánchez, F. (2022). How much does a forensic autopsy cost in Spain?. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 1-10.; https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26290; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-022-00534-w |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12024-022-00534-w |
| الاتاحة: | https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26290 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-022-00534-w |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ; Atribución 4.0 Internacional |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.85742C7C |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12024-022-00534-w |
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