Analysis of hospital and payer costs of care: aggressive warming versus routine warming in abdominal major surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypothermia is common and active warming is recommended in major surgery. The potential effect on hospitals and payer costs of aggressive warming to a core temperature target of 37°C is poorly understood.

Methods

In this sub-analysis of the PROTECT trial (clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03111875), we included patients who underwent radical procedures of colorectal cancer and were randomly assigned to aggressive warming or routine warming. Perioperative outcomes, operation room (OR) scheduling process, internal cost accounting data from the China Statistical yearbook (2022), and price lists of medical and health institutions in Beijing were examined. A discrete event simulation (DES) model was established to compare OR efficiency using aggressive warming or routine warming

SUBMITTER: Song S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10652782 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature