Assessment of Cost-awareness and Likelihood to Consider Costs for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Medications in a Military Anesthesia Department.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of an informational presentation on acquisition cost-awareness and likelihood to consider acquisition costs for post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) medications among military anesthesia providers. DESIGN: A descriptive, longitudinal survey was conducted between March 9, 2020, and April 3, 2020. METHODS: Military anesthesia providers (n = 12) estimated the institutional acquisition costs of 9 PONV-related medications and rated their likelihood to consider costs before and after an informational presentation. FINDINGS: Nine paired surveys were completed and returned. After an informational presentation, providers significantly improved estimation accuracy for 4 medications and significantly increased the likelihood to consider costs. CONCLUSIONS: A survey evaluation highlighted deficiencies in acquisition cost-awareness and likelihood to consider acquisition costs for PONV medications among military anesthesia providers that improved after an informational presentation.