How much are patients willing to pay for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting?.
10.4097/kjae.2009.57.2.151
- Author:
Seunghyun CHUNG
1
;
Kyoung Ok KIM
;
Jeoung Hyuk LEE
;
Kyoungjin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. jsh@duih.org
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Antiemetic;
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV);
Willingness-to-pay
- MeSH:
Anesthesia;
Anesthesia, General;
Humans;
Patient Satisfaction;
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2009;57(2):151-154
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) remains a common complication of anesthesia. We tried to assess the amount patients were willing to pay for a hypothetical antiemetic that would completely prevent PONV. METHODS: Trained residents interviewed 86 patients, who were scheduled to undergo general anesthesia, and questionnaires were completed. RESULTS: Patients were willing to pay a median of 30,000 won for an antiemetic that would completely prevent PONV. The amounts patients were willing to pay correlated with age, previous history of PONV, and patient income. CONCLUSIONS: Patients assigned a value for avoidance of PONV. It is suggested that more efforts to prevent PONV would be helpful for the increase in patient satisfaction.
