Low flow and economics of inhalational anaesthesia

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 399-413

  Odin, I ^a,b   Feiss, P ^a,b  

^a LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cost containment; Economics of rebreathing; Low flow anaesthesia; Minimal flow anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GAS FLOW; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPORIZER;

EID: 19944420476     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2005.01.006     Document Type: Review

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