Operating theatre represents one of the most critical and expensive hospital resources since
a high percentage of the hospital admissions is due to surgical interventions. The main …

Purpose Surgery is continuously subject to technological and medical innovations that are
transforming daily surgical routines. In order to gain a better understanding and description …

This paper reviews the general problem of surgical scheduling. We organize the literature
based on the time frame or planning horizon of the schedule into six categories: capacity …

Background: Routine predictions made by surgeons or historical mean durations have only
limited capacity to predict operating room (OR) time. The authors aimed to devise a …

Accurate surgery duration estimation is necessary for optimal OR planning, which plays an
important role in patient comfort and safety as well as resource optimization. It is, however …

Background Real-time prediction of surgical duration can inform perioperative decisions and
reduce surgical costs. We developed a machine learning approach that continuously …

BACKGROUND: Gains in operating room (OR) scheduling may be obtained by using
accurate statistical models to predict surgical and procedure times. The 3 main contributions …

BACKGROUND: Administration of prophylactic antibiotics during surgery is generally
performed by the anesthesia providers. Timely antibiotic administration within the optimal …

Abstract The Perioperative Surgical Home is a model adopted by the American Society of
Anesthesiologists to increase quality and patient safety and to decrease costs. This Special …

In this special article, we evaluate how to reduce the number of hours that anesthesiologists
and nurse anesthetists work beyond the end of their scheduled shifts. We limit consideration …