Analysis of the cost-effectiveness of remifentanil-based general anesthesia: A survey of clinical economics under the Japanese health care system

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 832-837

  Nakada, Takeo ^a,c   Ikeda, Daisuke ^a   Yokota, Miyuki ^b   Kawahara, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Tohjun Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical economics; Cost effectiveness; Fentanyl; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BLOOD PRESSURE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NITROUS OXIDE; PIPERIDINES; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651496222     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-010-1006-2     Document Type: Article

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