dc.contributor.author | Nyaga, Wangari | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-27T09:27:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-27T09:27:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master of medicine in anaesthesia, university of Nairobi, 2007 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/26139 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: In this era of cost containment it has become increasingly
important for the physician to be aware of the costs of various components
of health care. The cost of anaesthetic care is of considerable interest.
Many operating theatre management systems have no information about the
cost of providing general anaesthesia. Accurate cost estimation is required
for economic evaluation and inter-patient variation in resource use and needs
to be known. This report presents information about the cost of anaesthesia
at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital theatre.
Objective: To determine the costs of materials and medicaments necessary
for the administration of general anaesthesia for surgical procedures at the
Universityof Nairobi Dental Hospital operating theatre.
Study site: University of Nairobi Dental Hospital theatre, a teaching
facility.
Study Design: A prospective cross-sectional study of the VarIOUS
components involved in the successful delivery of general anaesthesia to 49
patients during the period of January to April 2007 was analysed. This
included drugs, inhalation anaesthetics, intravenous fluids, blood, re-usable
and disposable items, salaries of staff and the costs of purchasing and
maintaining anesthetic equipment.
Results: The average cost of anaesthesia per patient was KSh. 9,172.43
(USD 131.03). The cost per hour was KSh. 3056.44 (USD 43.66). The staff
costs were the highest at an average KSh. 4343.40 (USD 62.05) per patient
followed by the cost of anaesthetic drugs (KSh. 2004.42 (USD 28.63) per
patient. Tumours and growths constituted the most common diagnosis with
22 (44.0%) cases. Resection and/or eXCISIOnwere the most frequent
operations done 17 (34.7%). All the operations done were elective.
Conclusion. There is a significant difference between the actual cost of
anaesthesia and what the patient is charged. The method of charging patients
should be adjusted to reflect the actual cost of providing anaesthesia. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi, | en |
dc.title | Cost of anaesthesia at the University of Nairobi dental hospital theatre | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
local.publisher | School of Medicine | en |