Operating room planning and scheduling: A literature review
This paper provides a review of recent operational research on operating room planning
and scheduling. We evaluate the literature on multiple fields that are related to either the …
and scheduling. We evaluate the literature on multiple fields that are related to either the …
The impact of service-specific staffing, case scheduling, turnovers, and first-case starts on anesthesia group and operating room productivity: a tutorial using data from …
C McIntosh, F Dexter, RH Epstein - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2006 - journals.lww.com
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 …
on anesthesia group and OR labor productivity and costs. Most of the tutorial focuses on the …
Improving the efficiency of the operating room environment with an optimization and machine learning model
The operating room is a major cost and revenue center for most hospitals. Thus, more
effective operating room management and scheduling can provide significant benefits. In …
effective operating room management and scheduling can provide significant benefits. In …
Are your hospital operating rooms “efficient”? A scoring system with eight performance indicators
A Macario - The Journal of the American Society of …, 2006 - pubs.asahq.org
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 …
past, this biologic marker has been largely ignored or considered as adaptive to the stress …
Making management decisions on the day of surgery based on operating room efficiency and patient waiting times
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 …
decision making on the day of surgery.(1) Some decisions should rely on the expected …
Elective surgical case cancellation in the Veterans Health Administration system: identifying areas for improvement
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated elective surgical case cancellation (CC) rates,
reasons for these cancellations, and identified areas for improvement within the Veterans …
reasons for these cancellations, and identified areas for improvement within the Veterans …
Use of operating room information system data to predict the impact of reducing turnover times on staffing costs
F Dexter, AE Abouleish, RH Epstein… - Anesthesia & …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
IMPLICATIONS: Many anesthesiologists work at hospitals where surgeons and/or operating
room (OR) committees focus repeatedly on turnover time reduction. We developed a …
room (OR) committees focus repeatedly on turnover time reduction. We developed a …
Validation of statistical methods to compare cancellation rates on the day of surgery
F Dexter, E Marcon, RH Epstein… - Anesthesia & …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
IMPLICATIONS: Operating room cancellation rates can be monitored statistically by
considering the number of canceled and performed cases during each 4-week period …
considering the number of canceled and performed cases during each 4-week period …
Incidence and causes of cancellations of elective operation on the intended day of surgery at a tertiary referral academic medical center in Ethiopia
M Desta, A Manaye, A Tefera, A Worku, A Wale… - Patient Safety in …, 2018 - Springer
Background Elective surgical case cancellation refers to any elective surgical case that is
the list on the day prior to surgery but not operated upon as scheduled. Case cancellation …
the list on the day prior to surgery but not operated upon as scheduled. Case cancellation …
Tactical decision making for selective expansion of operating room resources incorporating financial criteria and uncertainty in subspecialties' future workloads
IMPLICATIONS: Financial information can be coupled with estimates of future surgical
demand to predict the operating room (OR) workload of various subspecialties, providing …
demand to predict the operating room (OR) workload of various subspecialties, providing …