'The price of everything and the value of nothing': cost awareness in anaesthesia.
Cost awareness for the drugs and disposables commonly used by anaesthetic staff has previously been poor. In our study, fifty anaesthetic staff were asked to estimate the cost of thirty-three commonly used drugs and disposables. Expensive items were consistently underestimated whereas inexpensive items were consistently overestimated. There was no overall correlation between the number of years of anaesthetic experience and cost awareness. These findings demonstrate poor knowledge regarding the cost of drugs and consumables amongst anaesthetic staff.
General Surgery, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, DA14 6LT. marioshad@doctors.org.uk
Marios
M
Hadjipavlou
Craig R
CR
Bailey
D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000191:economics*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000191:economics*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001364:Awareness; D003363:Cost Control; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D009873:Operating Rooms; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000777:Anesthetics