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Table 1 Summary of maintenance costs for the "Primus®" and the "Zeus®"

From: Cost analysis of two anaesthetic machines: "Primus®" and "Zeus®"

Cost

Primus®(€)

Zeus®(€)

Maintenance 1 time/year (Draeger)

1000.90

1379.00

Maintenance 1 time/year

(in-house)

420

420

 

(120 + 300 spare parts)

(120 + 300 spare parts)

Vaporiser Maintenance

188

523.28

1 time/year (Draeger)

(94 × 2 Vaporisers)

(130.82 × 2 DIVA modules and 2 maintenance checks/year)

Vaporiser Maintenance

144

NA

1 time/year (in-house)

(72 × 2 Vaporisers)

 

Total cost

1752.90

2322.28