A multifactorial approach to understanding anesthesia selection

Suver, James D.; Arikian, Steven R.; Shannon, Michael C.; Doyle, John; Sweeney, Susan W.

doi:10.1097/00004010-199502030-00002

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“…Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) is a common area where cost is used as a reason for cutting supplies. 8 Even supposedly "cheaper" volatile agents like halothane are not that cheap, coming in at about fifty US dollar per 600 mls bottle. Isoflurane (81 US dollars per 600 mls) is mainly used in some tertiary care hospitals but generic brands may contribute to its greater availability due to the cheaper cost.…”

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The economics and improvisation of anaesthetic practice in Enugu, Nigeria

Okafor

2009

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

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It has been said that the development of surgery has been in tandem with the evolution of anaesthesia. This should hold true all over the world, but in some areas a lack of resources has hindered the growth of both specialities. Most of the work on the economics of anaesthesia in the developing world, especially in Africa, has been by carried out by Western authors. As commendable and factual as they are, little work has been done in the West African sub-region which consists of about sixteen countries, including the most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria.This review looks at the economics of anaesthetic practice in a major country in the region and how improvisation has helped limit the number of expensive drugs needed for the delivery of safe anaesthesia, whilst maintaining cost effectiveness. The cost of anaesthesia in Nigeria as a percentage of the total hospital cost is higher than that in most parts of the developed world, while the converse is true of total hospital costs in the developed world, which are much higher.

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The economics and improvisation of anaesthetic practice in Enugu, Nigeria

Okafor

2009

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

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“…I have sought to answer some of the economic questions surrounding the cost of anaesthesia, based on published evidence and internal audit where external data are not available. In particular the issues surrounding the cost of intravenous anaesthesia are examined as this is a common area where cost is used as a reason for restricting anaesthetists' choice of technique [17].…”

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