Sedation of children in the emergency department for short painful procedures compared with theatre, how much does it save? Economic evaluation.
Emerg Med J
; 28(5): 383-6, 2011 May.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Sedation of children for short painful procedures is increasingly performed in emergency departments as an alternative to hospital admission and theatre. In this study, the savings of this are sought to be quantified.METHODS:
A matched-cohort economic evaluation was conducted. Detailed case note reviews were performed on children who were sedated in the emergency department and children who were admitted to theatre. The costs of these were compared.RESULTS:
17 children underwent sedation in our emergency department and were compared with 20 children admitted to theatre. Each emergency department sedation saved £614 (95% CI £441 to £787), and this result was statistically significant (p<0.0001).CONCLUSION:
Emergency department sedation offers considerable savings, compared with theatre-based management for children who require short painful procedures.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ferimentos e Lesões
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Sedação Consciente
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Custos Hospitalares
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Ketamina
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Anestésicos Dissociativos
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Med J
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido