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HECHAVARRIA TORRES, Maricel; MOYA MONTOYA, Jorge; MARANON CARDONNE, Tatiana  e  BETANCOURT LLOPIZ, Ileana. Cost of treatment in workers with pelvic inflammatory disease. MEDISAN [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.2, pp. 208-214. ISSN 1029-3019.

A therapeutic intervention was carried out in 39 workers with pelvic inflammation, diagnosed and treated for 5 months, belonging to the health area from "La Caoba" of San Luís municipality, in Santiago de Cuba, from January to May, 2012, with the aim of comparing the cost of drug treatment with that of the acupunctural treatment. In the series it was obtained that 51.3% of the female with medication improved in 2 weeks and 23.1% required more than 28 days of treatment, while 90.0% of those who received acupuncture recovered in 3 weeks. This alternative therapy constituted a saving for the patients, as they decreased their economic losses due to expenses in medications and to medical certificates; besides reducing the hospital stay and its cost. From the social point of view it was achieved that the affected workers incorporate to their jobs and domestic work even earlier

Palavras-chave : pelvic inflammation; workers; therapeutic cost; acupuncture; medications; medical certificates; hospital stay.

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