Table 3 Cost comparison of two anaesthetic examples of similar duration with the "Primus®" and the "Zeus®"
From: Cost analysis of two anaesthetic machines: "Primus®" and "Zeus®"
Anaesthesia costs | Primus®(€) | Zeus®(€) |
|---|---|---|
Example anaesthetic | ||
Duration of anaesthesia [min] | 120 | 116 |
Consumption v. A. [ml] | 15.69 | 51.11 |
Air consumption [m3] | 0.10 | 0.27 |
O2 consumption [m3] | 0.03 | 0.16 |
Cost Elements | ||
Depreciation | 6.55 | 8.87 |
Maintenance costs | 1.83 | 2.33 |
Absorber cartridge costs | 2.71 | 2.62 |
Cost filter for Zeus® | 0.48 | |
Electricity | 0.05 | 0.09 |
Cost of anaesthetist | 84.00 | 81.20 |
Cost of an ODP | 54.00 | 52.20 |
Consumable costs | 17.03 | 17.03 |
Disinfection | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Medical air | 0.04 | 0.10 |
O2 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
Sevoflurane anaesthesia costs | 9.27 | 30.19 |
Costs of training | 1.08 | 1.05 |
Costs of rent | 24.48 | 23.66 |
Total cost [€/Example anaesthetic] | 201.19 | 220.03 |