Clinical Research Article : The effect of Low fresh gas flow rate on sevoflurane consumption

Background: In an era of medical cost containment, cost-effectiveness has become a major focus in healthcare. The effect of a new policy on the use of low fresh gas flow during maintenance of general anesthesia with volatile anesthetics was evaluated. Methods: The numbers and duration of general ane...

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Published inKorean journal of anesthesiology Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 75 - 77
Main Authors Ji Hyun Lee, Sang Chul Lee, Ho Geol Ryu, Chong Soo Kim, Seong Won Min, Sung Eun Sim, Kyung Ku Lee, Nam Su Gil
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 대한마취통증의학회(구 대한마취과학회) 28.02.2011
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Anesthetic consumption
Cost-effectiveness
Low-flow anesthesia
Volatile anesthetics
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Summary:Background: In an era of medical cost containment, cost-effectiveness has become a major focus in healthcare. The effect of a new policy on the use of low fresh gas flow during maintenance of general anesthesia with volatile anesthetics was evaluated. Methods: The numbers and duration of general anesthesia cases using sevoflurane 5 weeks prior to and 15 weeks after policy implementation were retrieved from the electronic medical records database. The number of sevoflurane bottles consumed was also assessed. The anesthesia hours per bottle of sevoflurane were compared before and after policy implementation. Results: The number of anesthesia hours performed per bottle of sevoflurane increased by 38.3%. The effect varied over time and tended to fade with time. Conclusions: The implementation of a low fresh gas flow rate policy effectively reduces the amount of sevoflurane consumed for the same duration of anesthesia. (Korean J Anesthesiol 2011; 60: 75-77)
Bibliography:The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
ISSN:2005-6419
2005-7563