Improving cost-efficiency at a hospital by showing the time-saving effect of using different neuromuscular blockers for short operations

Kockaya G., Kockaya P., Ozbagriacik O., Oba S.

JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, vol.5, no.1, pp.61-66, 2014 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/jphs.12040
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.61-66
  • Keywords: health economics, managed care, pharmaco-economics
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives Muscle relaxants are used in anaesthesia to obtain adequate muscle relaxation for intubation and operations. A goal of hospital management is to improve the hospital's budget by selecting adequate neuromuscular blocking agents for short-term operations.