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Subject: cost of inhalational anesthetic agents
Category: Health
Asked by: rosemorris-ga
List Price: $40.00
Posted: 08 Jun 2005 09:59 PDT
Expires: 08 Jul 2005 09:59 PDT
Question ID: 530928
What is the current average cost in the U.S for each of the following
inhalational anesthetic agents:  sevoflurane, desflurane, isoflurane,
i.v propofol
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Subject: Re: cost of inhalational anesthetic agents
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 08 Jun 2005 11:31 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello Rosemorris,


According to a CANA 2004 Fall Conference Presentation titled
?Anesthesioeconomics and Patient Safety: Considerations for
Inhalational Agent?, the average costs are as follows:

Sevoflurane	$0.807/ ml
Desflurane	$0.393/ ml
Isoflurane	$0.220/ ml

Source: 
CANA 2004 Fall Conference Presentation
Anesthesioeconomics and Patient Safety: Considerations for
Inhalational Agent Selection by Debbie Chambers, CRNA, MHSA
Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories

I highly recommend that you download the complete presentation as it
contains a wealth of relevant information.

Download here: 
http://www.canainc.org/members/pdfs/fall04pdfs/Sevoflurane%20what's%20new.ppt

California Association of Nurse Anesthetists (CANA)
http://www.canainc.org/members/references.htm#CANA%202004%20Fall


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The average wholesale price for propofol is $75 per 100 ml bottle.

Source: AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute & Critical Care 
January/March 2004
://www.google.com/search?hl=es&c2coff=1&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2005-18%2CGGLD%3Aen&q=propofol+%22%2475+per+100+ml+bottle%22&btnG=B%C3%BAsqueda&lr=

Abstract:
The Impact of Bispectral Index Monitoring on Rates of Propofol Administration. 
AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute & Critical Care.
Biological Mediators. 15(1):63-73, January/March 2004.
http://www.aacnclinicalissues.com/pt/re/aacn/abstract.00044067-200401000-00005.htm;jsessionid=Cn4RaHH4a4HgJywG2M5zRb85I1MSHRZimIBfShDsa7AkqaPXPPIp!-2128958162!-949856032!9001!-1


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Additional information that may interest you:

The average cost per hour of anesthesia was 68 dollars for
sevoflurane, and 105 dollars with propofol.
American Society of Anesthesiologists.
http://www.asaabstracts.com/strands/asaabstracts/abstract.htm;jsessionid=30E364ECD0547D16BF1E197035A7B941?year=2003&index=4&absnum=1806

Search terms used: 
costs sevoflurane, desflurane, isoflurane, propofol

I hope this is helpful.

Best regards,
Bobbie7
rosemorris-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $5.00
Thank you - exactly what we were looking for.  I appreciate the links.

Comments  
Subject: Re: cost of inhalational anesthetic agents
From: bobbie7-ga on 08 Jun 2005 13:01 PDT
 
Thank you for the five stars and nice tip!
--Bobbie7

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