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A Time-Cost Analysis of Operating Room Utilization and Efficiency in Cardiac Surgery

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Mean procedure time was 246 minutes, highlighting the significant time demands of cardiac surgeries.
Aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery showed the highest OR utilization efficiencies.
Analysis focused on surgeon idling time and operational efficiency indices to clarify performance discrepancies.
Improving efficiency could lead to significant cost savings in cardiac surgery theatres.

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Retrospective cohort study finds significant variations in OR efficiency among cardiac procedures, suggesting cost-saving measures.

Luthra et al. (2025) studied this question.

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