The economic evaluation of nitrous oxide in sevoflurane anesthesia

摘要

Background: Nitrous oxide (N2O) is much cheaper than recently introduced volatile anesthetics such as sevoflurane and desflurane, and can reduce the consumption of these anesthetics. The use of N2O is under current debate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate economic effect of 50% N2O during sevoflurane anesthesia in Korea.