Propofol: A pharmacoeconomic appraisal of its use in day case surgery

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 168-178

  Fulton, Bret ^a   Goa, Karen L ^a  

^a ADIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; METHOHEXITAL; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; NURSING; PHARMACOECONOMICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGERY; VOMITING; WASTE;

EID: 0030068369     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00019053-199609020-00008     Document Type: Review

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