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We priced Amsorb Plus using 1 liter SEVO flow rates vs. Standard CO2 absorbent with 2 liter flows and decided it was cheaper to buy the Standard absorbent.
I think the people who make the decisions on this issue are not a fan of the cost of Desflurane. Especially since a fair amount of people run Desflurane at fairly significant flows(~2L). However, the people who liked Desflurane responded that running Desflurane at low flows vs Sevoflurane at 2L was approximately the same cost financially. Therefore, to overcome this argument they decided to utilize Amsorb Plus and remove Desflurane as an option. I think they are citing a savings of a few hundred thousand dollars a year based off this change. I guess the high flows with Desflurane was a common problem and this move is probably easier to implement than controlling the flows?