Comparison of costs of different anaesthetic techniques |
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Authors: | J. P. Bengtson M.D. H. Sonander O. Stenqvist |
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Affiliation: | Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Sahlgren's Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. |
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Abstract: | The costs of anaesthetic drugs, intravenous agents as well as gases, were studied for different anaesthetic techniques in a medium-sized operative procedure, cholecystectomy. Three anaesthetic breathing systems were used: a non-rebreathing system, a circle absorber system with medium fresh gas flows of 3-6 l/min, and a low-flow circle system. Anaesthesia without volatile inhalation agents used with a low-flow technique was the least expensive, and anaesthesia with isoflurane in a non-rebreathing system was the most expensive. The costs of anaesthesia without volatile inhalation agents in a non-rebreathing system, enflurane anaesthesia in a circle system with medium fresh gas flows, and isoflurane anaesthesia with low-flow technique were similar. |
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Keywords: | Anesthetic costs economy low-flow anesthesia |
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