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TABLE 29 The length of stay and principal cost parameters in the adult study<br />
Patient preference and CV data<br />
Preference <strong>for</strong> induction of anaesthesia<br />
In total, 907 patients were available <strong>for</strong> interview<br />
and were asked to express a preference <strong>for</strong> scenario<br />
A (intravenous anaesthetic) or scenario B<br />
(inhalation anaesthetic) (Table 31). The results<br />
show that 79% patients who had received intravenous<br />
induction would prefer that method in the<br />
future to inhalational induction. The majority of<br />
patients who had received inhalational induction<br />
(64%) would prefer that method in the future to<br />
intravenous induction. This suggests that patients<br />
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Parameter of interest Anaesthetic regimen Total<br />
(n = 1063)<br />
Propofol/ Propofol/ Propofol/ Sevoflurane/<br />
propofol isoflurane sevoflurane sevoflurane<br />
(n = 265) (n = 267) (n = 280) (n = 251)<br />
Mean (SD) length of stay (h) 8.9 (10.9) 9.3 (11.4) 8.8 (10.9) 9.3 (11.8) 9.1 (11.2)<br />
Mean (SD) total cost (£) 131.7 (80.0) 118.7 (85.1) 123.4 (83.9) 131.3 (95.9) 126.1 (86.3)<br />
Mean (SD) variable cost (£) 21.1 (12.2) 7.1 (4.4) 13.8 (11.7) 15.3 (6.8) 14.4 (10.6)<br />
Patients’ own costs (SD) (£) 0.12 (0.41) 0.10 (0.41) 0.08 (0.32) 0.13 (0.51) 0.11 (0.41)<br />
(n = 228) (n = 232) (n = 235) (n = 212) (n = 907)<br />
Postdischarge NHS costs (SD) (£) 3.3 (10.3) 4.0 (17.1) 6.1 (23.9) 6.3 (44.5) 4.9 (26.8)<br />
(n = 228) (n = 232) (n = 235) (n = 212) (n = 907)<br />
350<br />
300<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
No. of patients<br />
1.7 3.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 10.0 11.7 13.3 15.0 16.7 18.3 20.0 21.7 23.3 25.0 26.7 28.3 30.0 31.7 33.3 35.0 36.7 38.3 40.0 More<br />
FIGURE 2 The length of stay of patients in the adult study<br />
Length of stay (h)<br />
would prefer the method of induction with which<br />
they feel more familiar, although 68% patients<br />
who were followed up favoured the intravenous<br />
method overall.<br />
CVs <strong>for</strong> induction of anaesthesia<br />
Patients were asked to give a value <strong>for</strong> their<br />
expressed preference. Patients who gave valuations<br />
that were classed as invalid (see appendix 16) were<br />
excluded from the analysis. A minority of patients,<br />
who gave responses of ‘more than £250’ but did<br />
not give an actual value were also excluded. A total<br />
of 773 responses were used in the analysis. The<br />
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