Key result
Cost awareness of commonly used anaesthetic drugs was lacking among 117 anaesthetists, with only 36% of estimates within 50% of the true price and no significant difference by seniority.
Population
117 anaesthetists (47 trainees and 70 consultants) in three UK teaching hospitals
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Anaesthetists' limited cost awareness may compromise economical prescribing; hypothesis-generating for education to improve price knowledge.
Cross-Sectional (n=117)
Yes
Anaesthetists lack awareness of the costs of commonly used anaesthetic drugs, which may impact cost-conscious decision-making.
Egan et al. (2007) reported a cross-sectional. Cost estimation of anaesthetic drugs vs. Consultants vs trainees was evaluated on Accuracy of cost estimation (difference of cost ratio). Cost awareness of commonly used anaesthetic drugs was lacking among 117 anaesthetists, with only 36% of estimates within 50% of the true price and no significant difference by seniority.
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