Willingness to pay for one-stop anesthesia in pediatric day surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study assesses the parents' Willingness To Pay (WTP) for One Stop Anesthesia (OSA). OSA is part of a free screening procedure that determines the timing of the anesthesiological assessment. In OSA-positive patients, the preoperative assessment is carried out on the same day as the surgery. The OSA allows patients who have to undergo surgery in a pediatric day surgery to avoid accessing the pre-admission clinic.

Method

This is a descriptive cohort study. A sample of 106 parents were interviewed directly by means of a questionnaire. The questionnaire builds a hypothetical scenario where the interviewee has a chance to buy the OSA health service with the WTP. The WTP values are distributed in classes and are contingent to the market built in the questionnaire. T

SUBMITTER: Mangia G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3121670 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature