OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the level of cost awareness of drugs and devices among intensive care unit (ICU) doctors with variable levels of experience (senior intensivists, junior intensivists, residents). DESIGN: Interview-questionnaire. SETTING: ICU of the University of Rome "La Sapienza". PARTICIPANTS: 60 ICU doctors (40 specialists in anaesthesia and intensive care, 20 residents). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: The estimated prices of drugs and devices were compared with the correct prices; responses within a range +/- 20% of the true price were arbitrarily considered correct; all the subgroups of doctors made inaccurate estimates of the prices, showing an absence of any impact of professional experience of cost awareness. CONCLUSION: The doctors in the study showed a high level of inaccurate cost awareness of drugs and devices.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the level of cost awareness of drugs and devices among intensive care unit (ICU) doctors with variable levels of experience (senior intensivists, junior intensivists, residents). DESIGN: Interview-questionnaire. SETTING: ICU of the University of Rome "La Sapienza". PARTICIPANTS: 60 ICU doctors (40 specialists in anaesthesia and intensive care, 20 residents). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: The estimated prices of drugs and devices were compared with the correct prices; responses within a range +/- 20% of the true price were arbitrarily considered correct; all the subgroups of doctors made inaccurate estimates of the prices, showing an absence of any impact of professional experience of cost awareness. CONCLUSION: The doctors in the study showed a high level of inaccurate cost awareness of drugs and devices.
Authors: Romain Hernu; Martin Cour; Sylvie de la Salle; Dominique Robert; Laurent Argaud Journal: Intensive Care Med Date: 2015-05-22 Impact factor: 17.440
Authors: Mihajlo Jakovljevic; Mira Vukovic; Chia-Ching Chen; Mirjana Antunovic; Viktorija Dragojevic-Simic; Radmila Velickovic-Radovanovic; Mladenovic Siladji Djendji; Nikola Jankovic; Ana Rankovic; Aleksandra Kovacevic; Marko Antunovic; Olivera Milovanovic; Veroljub Markovic; Babu N S Dasari; Tetsuji Yamada Journal: Balkan Med J Date: 2016-01-01 Impact factor: 2.021