How much are patients willing to pay to avoid intraoperative awareness?

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 108-112

  Gan, Tong J ^a   Ing, Richard J ^a   De L Dear, Guy ^a   Wright, David ^a   El Moalem, Habib E ^a   Lubarsky, David A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Grogginess; Intraoperative awareness; Nausea; Pain; Vomiting; Willing to pay (WTP)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER NETWORK; DROWSINESS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INSURANCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITOR; MONITORING; NAUSEA; OBSERVATION; PATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMNOLENCE; VOMITING;

EID: 0037359924     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00507-X     Document Type: Article

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