Economic considerations in the use of inhaled anesthetic agents

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 8 SUPPL. 4, 2010, Pages

  Golembiewski, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Costs; Drug administration; Pharmacoeconomics; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC GAS; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ISOFLURANE; SEVOFLURANE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPORIZER; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; METHYL ETHERS; OPERATING ROOMS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 77954684950     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp100093     Document Type: Conference Paper

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