Arlette R Ordóñez-Flores, José J Rivera-Sánchez, M Valeria Jiménez-Baez, David Rojano-Mejía, Macedonia G Moreno-Tovar, Alma I Guerrero-Martínez
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Abstract
Objective: To compare the costs of care and the opportunity of care for the management of grade I-II ankle sprain in two Family Medicine Units, one with rehabilitation service (FMU 13) and one without rehabilitation service (FMU 41).
Method: Observational analytical study, records with diagnosis of grade I-II ankle sprain attended at the FMU were included January-November 2021. Consultations were recorded in the emergency department, family medicine, rehabilitation, cabinet studies and time to grant the appointment in the rehabilitation service (opportunity of care), the Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare costs of care and timeliness of care.
Results: In FMU 41, care costs were higher compared to FMU 13 ($13,990 vs $8,063); however, this difference was not significant, as was the cost of care in family medicine, rehabilitation, and opportunity of care.
Conclusions: The costs of care and the opportunity of care were similar in both models of care (FMU 13-FMU 41) of grade I-II ankle sprain.