[Reductions in anesthesia direct costs is not the right way for racionalization of anesthesia costs].

Introduction: Anesthesia management is characterized by salary limiting and pressure for decreasing anesthetics and other drug budget. The aim of this paper is to determine the possibility of reducing the direct costs in anesthesia.

Materials And Methods: This paper is a part ofa five-year (2005-2009), academic, pharmaco-economic retrospective- prospective study (phase IV).

[Costs of anesthetics and other drugs in anesthesia].

Introduction: Drugs are real and transparent costs of treatment, which are subject to constant monitoring and changes. The study was aimed at measuring and analyzing consumption of anesthetics and other drugs in anesthesia in the Clinical Centre of Serbia.

Material And Methods: This paper is part of a five-year (2005-2009), academic, pharmacoeconomic retrospective-prospective study (the 4th phase).

[Operating cost analysis of anaesthesia: activity based costing (ABC analysis)].

Introduction: Cost of anaesthesiology represent defined measures to determine a precise profile of expenditure estimation of surgical treatment, which is important regarding planning of healthcare activities, prices and budget.

Objective: In order to determine the actual value of anaestesiological services, we started with the analysis of activity based costing (ABC) analysis.

Methods: Retrospectively, in 2005 and 2006, we estimated the direct costs of anestesiological services (salaries, drugs, supplying materials and other: analyses and equipment.

[Descriptive analysis of work and trends in anaesthesiology from 2005 to 2006: quantitative and qualitative aspects of effects and evaluation of anaesthesia].

Introduction: In anaesthesiology, economic aspects have been insufficiently studied.

Objective: The aim of this paper was the assessment of rational choice of the anaesthesiological services based on the analysis of the scope, distribution, trend and cost.

Methods: The costs of anaesthesiological services were counted based on "unit" prices from the Republic Health Insurance Fund.

[Effects of nitrous oxide on middle ear pressure].

Introduction: Recent literature data suggest that permanent or reversible hearing loss may occur after general anesthesia. The etiology varies, while hearing loss following middle ear surgery is attributed to exposure to nitrous oxide (N,0). The objective of our study was to measure, using tympanometry, the middle air pressure change caused by nitrous oxide during general anesthesia and to establish its emetogenic effects during the postoperative period.

Antibiotic consumption monitoring at the Institute of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery--Clinical Center of Serbia in 2001-2003.

Background: At the Clinical Center of Serbia (CCS), which includes 21 Institutes and 6 Centers, approximately 10% of the total annual budgetary funds is spent on the drugs. During the studied period, it was estimated that 0.5% of the above amount has been spent at the Institute for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial surgery (Institute for ORL and MFS), Clinical Center of Serbia.