Journal of clinical anesthesia
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To determine the impact of a cost containment program on the use of volatile anesthetics and neuromuscular blocking drugs. ⋯ Concerted educational efforts can decrease the per case expenditures for both volatile anesthetic drugs and neuromuscular blocking drugs.
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It is estimated that $200 million worth of prepared materials are discarded unused in operating rooms in the United States each year. Although some of these materials have been successfully recovered for overseas donation, they nevertheless constitute an undesirable burden on health care efficiency. ⋯ A database, which was initially developed to track the overseas donation of recovered supplies from Yale-New Haven Hospital, is now being applied to measure approaches to waste reduction. This report summarizes the application of this database to an integrated program designed to modify nursing procedures and physician prespecified supply lists.