[Evaluation of direct theoretical cost of passage in anesthesia recovery room].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the direct cost of a stay in a postanaesthesia care unit (PACU).


METHODS
Standard cost study based on information gathered from staff and suppliers in accordance with government regulations and recommendations. Results reviewed by a group of anaesthesists. TYPE OF PACU: PACU working in ideal conditions with optimal safety conditions for and accommodation surgical patients).


METHODS
Estimation of three cost components: 1) depreciation and maintenance costs of equipment, 2) physician and other staff wages, and 3) variable costs such as drugs and disposable devices. We computed an annual budget for three PACU which was defined according to size (4, 8 or 12 beds) and working hours.


RESULTS
Fixed annual costs (staff and equipment) were 1,134,938 FF for a 4 bed room: 3,820,339 FF for an 8 bed room: and 6,481,792 FF for a 12 bed room. Variable costs per stay were 75,43 FF. The cost of a stay in an 8 bed PACU based on a rate of 3,500 stays per year therefore was 1,167 FF (87.0% for staff, 6.6% for equipment, 6.4% for variable costs).
Tibi-Lévy
Y
Y
Groupe Image, Ecole Nationale de la Santé Publique, Saint-Maurice, France.
de Pouvourville
G
G
Goursot
G
G
Clergue
F
F
Délémontey
B
B
Feiss
P
P
Laxenaire
M C
MC
Marty
J
J
Béresniak
A
A
D017281:Cost of Illness; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D005602:France; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011997:Recovery Room / Q000191:economics*