Cost effectiveness analysis of anesthesia providers.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy in Iranian patients with primary immunodeficiencies

    Background: Economic evaluation of subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy (SCIG) is important, and it has recently been used for treatment of patients with primary immunodeficiency (PID) diseases, and can improve allocation of resources in health care systems. The present research aimed at providing an economic assessment of SCIG and IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin therapy) adm...

Update of Cost Effectiveness of Anesthesia Providers

Is physician anesthesia cost-effective?

UNLABELLED One of the most controversial issues in anesthesia is whether nonmedically directed nurse anesthetists are relatively more cost-effective than anesthesiologists in the provision of anesthesia care. We electronically surveyed anesthesia practices throughout the United States to estimate the range in anesthesia professional costs from the payer perspective. Using this survey data on an...

Hogan Rita Furst Seifert Carol S . Moore Brian E . Simonson Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Anesthesia Providers

NURSING ECONOMIC$/May-June 2010/Vol. 28/No. 3 I N THE UNITED STATES, anesthesia services are administered predominately by two types of providers. Anesthesi olo gists are physicians who have completed medical school, a clinical base year residency, and 3 years as a resident in an anesthesia program. Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced practice nurses who have earned a b...

Topical versus peribulbar anesthesia in non-penetrating deep sclerectomy. A cost-effectiveness analysis.

AIM To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness ratio of topical and peribulbar anesthesia in non-penetrating deep sclerectomy for the surgical treatment of open-angle glaucoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS We evaluated the associated direct costs with both topical and peribulbar anesthesia. Effectiveness was defined as the proportion of patients that experienced no pain during the surgical procedure ...