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Calculation of comparative utilisation and cost: a South African perspective on intravenous vs. inhalational anaesthesia for procedures of differing duration

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 18 , issue 6, pages: 310–317

DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2012.10872871

Author(s): E RyksenDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, , BJS DiedericksDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, ,

Keywords: cost of anaesthesia, inhalational anaesthesia, intravenous anaesthesia, nitrous oxide,

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Objectives: The cost of various anaesthetic techniques fluctuates and is seldom transparent, because of complicated anaesthetic protocols. The theoretical costs of different anaesthetic techniques were compared in this study.

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Calculation of comparative utilisation and cost: a South African perspective on intravenous vs. inhalational anaesthesia for procedures of differing duration

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