title: A multifactorial approach to understanding anesthesia selection.
abstract: A full hospital cost accounting model to track the total costs of surgery and anesthesia for inpatients, from the perspective of a hospital CFO, utilizing time-allocation methodology is presented. This model was tested in a prospective multicenter economic clinical trial in three settings.
authors.affiliation: Health Administration Program, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Suver
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Arikian
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Sweeney
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000191:economics*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000191:economics; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000191:economics; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018803:Models, Economic; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000191:economics; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D015742:Propofol / Q000191:economics; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011997:Recovery Room / Q000191:economics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013874:Thiopental / Q000191:economics; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D007530:Isoflurane; D013874:Thiopental; D015742:Propofol