How much are patients willing to pay to avoid postoperative nausea and vomiting

• Published in: Anesthesia and analgesia Vol. 92; no. 2; pp. 393 - 400
• Main Authors: GAN, Tong J, SLOAN, Frank, DE L DEAR, Guy, EL-MOALEM, Habib E, LUBARSKY, David A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott 01.02.2001
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Digestive system; Health Care Costs; Humans; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Patients; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting - prevention & control; Human; Postoperative; Costs; General anesthesia; Nausea; Prevention; Chemotherapy; Vomiting; Surgery; Health economy; Digestive diseases; Complication; Antiemetic

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are unpleasant experiences. However, there is no drug that is completely effective in preventing PONV. Whereas cost effectiveness analyses rely on specific health outcomes (e.g., years of life saved), cost-benefit analyses assess the cost and benefit of medic...