Table 2 Cost comparison of two anaesthetic machines: "Primus®" and "Zeus®"
From: Cost analysis of two anaesthetic machines: "Primus®" and "Zeus®"
Primus® | Zeus® | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age [years] | 60 ± 19.6 | 72 ± 9.5 | n.s. |
Weight [kg] | 80 ± 29.9 | 80 ± 29.4 | n.s |
Height [cm] | 164 ± 30.8 | 163 ± 26 | n.s |
Purchase Costs [€] | 62.894.01 | 88.056.43 | |
Minutes of operation [hour]/year | 1,920 | 1,920 | |
Cost [€/hr of operation] | 3.28 | 4.58 | |
Maintenance Draeger [€/year] | 1.000.90 | 1.379.00 | |
Maintenance in-house [€/year] | 420 | 420 | |
Draeger Vaporiser Maintenance [€/year] | 188.00 | 523.28 | |
Vaporiser - in house maintenance [€/year] | 144.00 | ||
Maintenance [€/hr) | 0.90 | 1.20 | |
Anaesthesia duration [minutes] | 278 ± 140 | 208 ± 112 | 0.14 |
O2-consumption [m3/anaesthesia] | 0.1468 ± 0.0846 | 0.233 ± 0.180 | |
O2-costs [€/anaesthesia] | 0.0540 ± 0.030 | 0.086 ± 0.066 | |
O2-costs [€/hr] | 0.015 ± 0.013 | 0.056 ± 0.121 | < 0.05 |
Medical air-Consumption [m3/anaesthesia] | 0.0546 ± 0.0377 | 0.0925 ± 0.06892 | |
Medical air-cost [€/anaesthesia] | 0.02020 ± 0.01347 | 0.03144 ± 0.02264 | |
Medical air-cost [€/hr] | 0.005 ± 0.003 | 0.016 ± 0.027 | < 0.05 |
Volatile anaesthetic [ml/anaesthesia] | 18.26 ± 9.71 | 27.10 ± 29.15 | |
Volatile anaesthetic [€/anaesthesia] | 10.09 ± 6.43 | 9.67 ± 6.56 | |
Volatile anaesthetic [€/hr] | 2.40 ± 2.40 | 4.80 ± 4.80 | < 0.05 |
CO2-Absorber [€/hr] | 1.36 | 1.36 | |
IBF-Filter [€/hr] | 0.25 | ||
Electricity cost [€/hr] | 0.024 | 0.048 | |
Rent for an OP theatre [€/hr] | 12.00 | 12.00 | |
Surface disinfection [€/anaesthesia] | 0.15 | 0.15 | |
Consumable costs [€/anaesthesia] | 17.03 | 17.03 | |
Training on equipment [€/hr] | 0.54 | 0.54 | |
Cost of an anaesthetist [€/hr] | 42.00 | 42.00 | |
Cost of an ODP [€/hr] | 27.00 | 27.00 | |
Cost of a medical technician [€/hr] | 24.00 | 24.00 |