Key result
More experienced anesthesiology residents in their second month of training did not significantly reduce intraoperative drug costs compared to their first month (adjusted mean difference $26.4, p=0.062).
Why the study?
Does anesthesiology residency training and experience reduce intraoperative drug costs in adult cardiac surgery?
Population
202 adult cardiac cases performed by anesthesiology residents in their first or second month of cardiac…
Comparison
Second month of cardiac anesthesia rotation vs First month of cardiac anesthesia rotation
Design
Cohort
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Early residency experience was not associated with lower drug costs in cardiac surgery; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce costs.
Observational (n=202)
No
Does anesthesiology residency training and experience reduce intraoperative drug costs in adult cardiac surgery?
Mean Difference: 26.4 (95% CI -1.4–54.13)
Absolute Event Rate: 223.3% vs 193.5%
p-value: p=0.062
Didactic educational efforts and implicit modeling over time did not significantly reduce intraoperative drug costs during adult cardiac surgery among anesthesiology residents.
Steyn et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Adult cardiac surgery (n=202). Second month of cardiac anesthesia training vs. First month of cardiac anesthesia training was evaluated on Average total intraoperative anesthesia drug cost per case (MD 26.4, 95% CI -1.4 to 54.13, p=0.062). More experienced anesthesiology residents in their second month of training did not significantly reduce intraoperative drug costs compared to their first month (adjusted mean difference $26.4, p=0.062).
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