The Cost Implications of Replacing Soda Lime with Amsorb Plus in Clinical Practice

Table 1

Cost comparison between soda lime and Amsorb Plus.

	Soda lime	Amsorb Plus	𝑃 value
Number of GAs	231 patients	236 patients
Product used and cost	34 canisters	14 canisters	0.006
	€505.24; (€14.86/canister)	€296.38; (€21.17/canister)	(number of canisters)
Sevoflurane bottles	35 bottles	26 bottles	0.22
(250 mls) and cost	€3839.85; (€109.71/bottle)	€2852.46; (€109.71/bottle)	(number of bottles)
Waste and cost	34 kilograms	14 kilograms	0.006 (kgs)
	€30.6 (€0.9/kg*)	€2.1 (€0.15/kg^∧)
Total cost (4 weeks)	€4375.69	€3150.94

*Soda lime is disposed in healthcare waste, ^∧Amsorb Plus is disposed in domestic waste.