Purpose: To evaluate the impact of an informational presentation on acquisition cost-awareness and likelihood to consider acquisition costs for post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) medications among military anesthesia providers.
Design: A descriptive, longitudinal survey was conducted between March 9, 2020, and April 3, 2020.
Methods: Military anesthesia providers (n = 12) estimated the institutional acquisition costs of 9 PONV-related medications and rated their likelihood to consider costs before and after an informational presentation.
Findings: Nine paired surveys were completed and returned. After an informational presentation, providers significantly improved estimation accuracy for 4 medications and significantly increased the likelihood to consider costs.
Conclusions: A survey evaluation highlighted deficiencies in acquisition cost-awareness and likelihood to consider acquisition costs for PONV medications among military anesthesia providers that improved after an informational presentation.
Keywords: PONV; cost-awareness; military anesthesia.
Published by Elsevier Inc.