Economics of TIVA

Whilst we all want to give the best quality clinical care to each individual patient, in the modern healthcare environment we cannot ignore the cost implication of what we are doing. In this chapter we will look at how the use of TIVA may impact on the cost efficiency of a patient’s surgical treatme...

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Published inTotal Intravenous Anesthesia and Target Controlled Infusions pp. 633 - 638
Main Authors Montgomery, Jane, Stocker, Mary
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 2017
Subjects
Healthcare economics
Hospitalisation/economics
Hypnotics and sedatives/economics
Hypnotics and sedatives/therapeutic use
Propofol/economics
Propofol/therapeutic use
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Summary:Whilst we all want to give the best quality clinical care to each individual patient, in the modern healthcare environment we cannot ignore the cost implication of what we are doing. In this chapter we will look at how the use of TIVA may impact on the cost efficiency of a patient’s surgical treatment, not just in terms of direct costs but also in terms of the whole patient pathway which in turn has impacts on healthcare institutions and society as a whole.
ISBN:9783319476070
3319476076
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-47609-4_33