Journal of surgical education
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Multicenter Study
Awareness of surgical costs: a multicenter cross-sectional survey.
Resource scarcity continues to be an important problem in modern surgical practice. Studies in North America and Europe have found that medical professionals have limited understanding of the costs of medical care. No cost awareness studies have been undertaken in Australasia or specifically focusing on the surgical team. This study determined the cost of a range of commonly used diagnostic tests, procedures, and hospital resources associated with care of the surgical patient. The surgical teams' awareness of these costs was then assessed in a multicenter cross-sectional survey. ⋯ There is poor awareness of surgical costs among consultant surgeons, registrars, and junior physicians working in Australasia.