Key result
Anaesthetic drugs used in South Wales hospitals cost an estimated £2,300,000 annually, with halothane being the most expensive at £900,000, and closed-circuit anaesthesia could save £750,000.
Population
Anaesthetic drugs used in the National Health Service in South Wales
Design
Cross-sectional
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May support closed-circuit anaesthesia for cost savings; leaves open need for prospective trials before practice change.
Cross-Sectional
Significant cost savings in anaesthesia could be achieved through the use of liquid oxygen stores and closed-circuit anaesthesia.
Charlton Briscoe (1970) conducted a cross-sectional in Anaesthesia. Anaesthetic drugs was evaluated on Annual cost of anaesthetic drugs. Anaesthetic drugs used in South Wales hospitals cost an estimated £2,300,000 annually, with halothane being the most expensive at £900,000, and closed-circuit anaesthesia could save £750,000.