A cost analysis of reusable and disposable flexible optical scopes for intubation

M F Tvede; M S Kristensen; M Nyhus-Andreasen

doi:10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02653.x

A cost analysis of reusable and disposable flexible optical scopes for intubation

M F Tvede, M S Kristensen, M Nyhus-Andreasen

Department of Anaesthesiology, Center of Head and Orthopaedic Surgery

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Abstract

Intubation using a flexible optical scope (FOS) is a cornerstone technique for managing the predicted and unpredicted difficult airway. The term FOS covers both fibre-optic scopes and videoscopes. The total costs of using flexible scopes for intubation are unknown. The recent introduction of a disposable flexible scope for intubation merits closer scrutiny of the total costs associated with both modalities.

Original language	English
Journal	Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Volume	56
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	577-84
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0001-5172
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02653.x
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

Anesthesia, Inhalation
Costs and Cost Analysis
Databases, Factual
Denmark
Disposable Equipment
Equipment Reuse
Fiber Optic Technology
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Laryngoscopes
Personnel, Hospital
Retrospective Studies
Sterilization

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