Local Versus General Anesthesia in Pediatric Otoplasty: A Cost and Efficiency Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Quantify the cost benefits of otoplasty under local as opposed to general anaesthesia.

Design

A cost analysis of all components of otoplasty surgery under local anaesthesia (LA) in a minor operating room (OR) and general anaesthesia in a main OR was performed.

Setting

Our institution, compared to provincial/federal data, with costs converted into 2022 Canadian dollars.

Patients, participants

Patients undergoing otoplasty under LA in the last year.

Interventions

An efficiency analysis was performed by means of an opportunity cost, and the cost of failure was added to the overall LA costs.

Main outcome measure

Expenses for infrastructure, surgical and anaesthetic material, salaries, and personnel costs were derived from the literature, our

SUBMITTER: Iyer H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11497746 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature