Cost of Anesthetic Supplies and Staffing for Operative Anesthesia is $8.62 per Minute
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https://doi.org/10.55576/job.v3i3.37Keywords:
anesthesia, cost, valueAbstract
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to characterize the cost per minute for anesthesia care in the operating room based on currently published literature.
Design: Systematic literature review.
Main outcome measurement: cost per minute $/min
Results: Google scholar and PubMed search produced 824 articles regarding “anesthesia cost per minute” of which 18 had novel estimates for anesthesia cost per minute. The mean cost of anesthesia staffing was $5.51 ±$3.71, anesthetics $3.11 ±$4.08 for a combined cost per minute for OR anesthesia care of $8.62.
Conclusion:
Published estimates of anesthesia costs are rare and largely of low quality. The best estimate based on literature is $8.62 per minute however there is significant room for improving this estimate.
Level of Evidence: IV; Systematic Review of level IV or higher evidence
Keywords: Business, management, human resources, cost, value, efficiency.
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