Perioperative costs of local or regional anesthesia versus general anesthesia in the outpatient setting: a systematic review of recent literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

In this systematic review, we carried out an assessment of perioperative costs of local or regional anesthesia versus general anesthesia in the ambulatory setting.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted to find relevant data on costs and cost-effectiveness analyses of anesthesia regimens in outpatients, regardless of the medical procedure they underwent. The hypothesis was that local or regional anesthesia has a lower economic impact on hospital costs in the outpatient setting. The primary outcome was the average total cost of anesthesia calculated on perioperative costs (drugs, staff, resources used).

Results

One-thousand-six-hundred-ninety-eight records were retrieved, and 28 articles including 27,581 patients were selected af

SUBMITTER: Graff V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10240220 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature