Why the study?
Does using surgeons' estimates of operating times improve the planning of surgical lists and reduce over-runs and cancellations?
Population
73 operating theatre staff estimating times for 31 common general surgical and urological procedures, and 50…
Comparison
Application of average surgeons' estimates of… vs Scheduled duration / standard booking methods
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Accurate estimates do not prevent over-runs or cancellations; leaves open whether refined scheduling models improve theatre efficiency.
Does using surgeons' estimates of operating times improve the planning of surgical lists and reduce over-runs and cancellations?
Using surgeons' estimates of operating times to plan surgical lists could reduce the incidence of predictable over-runs and cancellations.
Pandit et al. (2006) studied this question.
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