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 …

BACKGROUND: In this tutorial, we consider the impact of operating room (OR) management
on anesthesia group and OR labor productivity and costs. Most of the tutorial focuses on the …

Operating rooms (ORs) are simultaneously the largest cost center and greatest source of
revenues for most hospitals. Due to significant uncertainty in surgery durations, scheduling …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically reduced
adult cardiac surgery case volumes as institutions and surgeons curtail nonurgent …

This study is concerned with the determination of optimal appointment times for a sequence
of jobs with uncertain durations. Such appointment systems are used in many customer …

Background Anesthesiologist-directed preoperative medicine clinics are used to prepare
patients for the administration of anesthesia and surgery. Studies have shown that such a …

We considered elective case scheduling at hospitals and surgical centers at which surgeons
and patients choose the day of surgery, cases are not turned away, and anesthesia and …

Background Medical institutions are under increased economic pressure to schedule
elective surgeries efficiently to contain the costs of surgical services. Surgical scheduling is …

BLOOD glucose has only recently emerged as an important variable in critical care. In the
past, this biologic marker has been largely ignored or considered as adaptive to the stress …

The authors review the scientific literature on operating room management operational
decision making on the day of surgery.(1) Some decisions should rely on the expected …