Inhalation anaesthesia is cost-effective for ambulatory surgery: A clinical comparison with propofol during elective knee arthroscopy

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 88-92

  Dolk, A ^a   Cannerfelt, R ^a   Anderson, R E ^b   Jakobsson, J ^a  

^a Sabbatsberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, Inhalation, desflurane, sevoflurane; Anaesthetics, Intravenous, propofol; Economics, cost and cost analysis

Indexed keywords

CYCLIZINE; DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REBREATHING; VAPORIZER; WASTE;

EID: 0036485282     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-200202000-00002     Document Type: Article

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