title: Comparison of costs of different anaesthetic techniques.
abstract: The costs of anaesthetic drugs, intravenous agents as well as gases, were studied for different anaesthetic techniques in a medium-sized operative procedure, cholecystectomy. Three anaesthetic breathing systems were used: a non-rebreathing system, a circle absorber system with medium fresh gas flows of 3-6 l/min, and a low-flow circle system. Anaesthesia without volatile inhalation agents used with a low-flow technique was the least expensive, and anaesthesia with isoflurane in a non-rebreathing system was the most expensive. The costs of anaesthesia without volatile inhalation agents in a non-rebreathing system, enflurane anaesthesia in a circle system with medium fresh gas flows, and isoflurane anaesthesia with low-flow technique were similar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Sahlgren's Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bengtson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sonander
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Stenqvist
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013548:Sweden