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Comparison of costs of different anaesthetic techniques
Author(s) -
Bengtson J. P.,
Sonander H.,
Stenqvist O.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1988.tb02683.x
Subject(s) - enflurane , medicine , isoflurane , anesthesia , fresh gas flow , inhalation , volatile anesthetic , sevoflurane
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 1/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.