IMPACT OF A COST-CONTAINMENT PROGRAM ON THE USE OF VOLATILE ANESTHETICS AND NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING-DRUGS

被引：30

作者：

SZOCIK, JF

LEARNED, DW

机构：

[1] Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA | 1994年 / 6卷 / 05期

关键词：

ANESTHETICS; VOLATILE; COST CONTROL; NONDEPOLARIZING NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING DRUGS;

D O I：

10.1016/S0952-8180(05)80007-8

中图分类号：

R614 [麻醉学];

学科分类号：

100217 ;

摘要：

Study Objective: To determine the impact of a cost containment program on the use of volatile anesthetics and neuromuscular blocking drugs. Design: Historical, controlled, retrospective analysis. Setting: Main operating rooms of an adult general hospital at a university medical center. Patients: All patients undergoing anesthesia between July 1991 and November 1993. Measurements and Main Results: Cost per case was determined by dividing the monthly expenditure for each class of drug by the caseload for that month. Cost per case of volatile anesthetic drugs decreased from $19.20 +/- 1.16 to $15.16 +/- 0.39 (p = 0.0034 by unpaired t-test). For neuromuscular blocking drugs, cost per case decreased from $19.67 +/- 1.35 to $12.23 +/- 0.66 (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Concerted educational efforts can decrease the par case expenditures for both volatile anesthetic drugs and neuromuscular blocking drugs.

引用

页码：378 / 382

页数：5

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