Costs of Anesthesia

Radio-frequency thermal ablation of lung cancer under epidural anaesthesia: comparison of the effectiveness of blocks between higher and mid-thoracic level

“…When thoracic or abdominal pain limits the capacity to breathe, epidural anaesthesia clearly improves the vital capacity, functional residual capacity and the PaO 2 . Block of autonomic nerves does not cause bronchospasm as might be expected 7 . The thoracic epidural block is definitely cost effective for such procedure than that of general anaesthesia 7 .…”

“…Block of autonomic nerves does not cause bronchospasm as might be expected 7 . The thoracic epidural block is definitely cost effective for such procedure than that of general anaesthesia 7 .…”

Accuracy in Pharmacoeconomic Literature Review: Lessons Learned From the Navajo Code Talkers

“…8 Consistent with Schulz and Lewis's concerns, examination of a convenience sample of these publications reveals numerous serious errors in describing the study's results (Table 2). [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] The most common and serious error was attributing inpatient hospitalizations to the cap although Soumerai et al found no significant relationship between the cap and hospital admission rates. 9,[11][12][13]19,21,23 Additional errors occurred when describing the cap itself, which was commonly represented as a formulary.…”

New drugs in anaesthesia: can we afford them?

“…Cost may be far more important than the modest circulatory response) 1 It is disturbing that both physicians and patients know little about the cost of drugs and the cost of health care in general. 4,12 Studies have shown that while 92% of anaesthetists agree that cost is important, only 42% know the cost of drugs they use everyday. Less than 1% of articles published report any data on cost) Most anaesthetists, 84%, believe they were not adequately educated regarding cost and 53% believe that residents today still receive insufficient education, s…”