Key result
Refining operating room allocations 2-3 months before surgery is the most important step to increase anesthesia group productivity, while reducing turnover times provides only small cost reductions.
Population
Operating room management data from a hospital in Australia
Design
Other
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Prioritizing early OR allocations may improve productivity; leaves open whether turnover reductions yield meaningful savings across settings.
Appropriate refinement of OR allocations 2-3 months before surgery is the most critical step for increasing anesthesia group productivity, whereas reducing turnover times provides only small cost reductions.
McIntosh et al. (2006) conducted a review in Operating room management. Operating room management strategies (refining OR allocations) was evaluated on Anesthesia group and OR labor productivity and costs. Refining operating room allocations 2-3 months before surgery is the most important step to increase anesthesia group productivity, while reducing turnover times provides only small cost reductions.
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