| How much are patients willing to pay for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting? |
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Seunghyun Chung, Kyoung Ok Kim, Jeoung Hyuk Lee, Kyoungjin Lee |
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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. jsh@duih.org |
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| 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. |
| Key Words:
Antiemetic; Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV); Willingness-to-pay |
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