Daffurn K
Confed Aust Crit Care Nurses J. 1990 Dec;3(4):20-3. doi: 10.1016/s1033-3355(11)80050-0.
A cost awareness study was performed to elicit how aware Intensive Care Unit staff were of the cost of commonly used items. All staff attached to the Unit were given a questionnaire and asked to estimate the price of a list of drugs, fluids, equipment and disposables. Response rate was 100%, with 97% validity. The range, mean and stand deviation of the estimated costs were computed and then compared with the actual price of each item. This paper reviews the results and briefly discusses three questions. What had the study achieved? Should we consider costs? How much does it cost to run our department?
