Anesthetic drug wastage in the operation room: A cause for concern

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-61

  Chaudhary, Kapil ^b   Garg, Rakesh ^c   Bhalotra, Anju R ^a   Anand, Raktima ^a   Girdhar, K K ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^c DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

anesthetic drug; cost; operation room; wastage

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; LIDOCAINE; MEPHENTERMINE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 84857511014     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.92438     Document Type: Article

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