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May 9, 2023British Journal of AnaesthesiaOpen Access

Getting operating theatre metrics right to underpin quality improvement: understanding limitations of NHS Model Hospital calculations

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Key result

The NHS Model Hospital calculates operating theatre metrics in mathematically invalid ways, highlighting the need for alternative methods to accurately reflect performance.

Why the study?

NHS Model Hospital operating theatre metrics are calculated in ways that do not accurately reflect performance, prompting the need for mathematically sound alternative methods.

Comparison

Alternative, mathematically conventional methods vs NHS Model Hospital calculation methods

Authors

CZChen ZhangJPJaideep J. Pandit

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Overview

Current NHS theatre metrics may mislead performance assessments; leaves open validation of alternative calculation methods.

PICO

P
Population
Operating theatre performance
E
Exposure / Comparator
NHS Model Hospital calculations vs Alternative mathematical methods
O
Primary Outcome
Validity of performance metrics

Current NHS Model Hospital operating theatre metrics are mathematically flawed, highlighting the need for alternative calculation methods to accurately underpin quality improvement.

Cite This Study

Zhang et al. (2023) studied Operating theatre performance. NHS Model Hospital calculations vs. Alternative mathematical methods was evaluated on Validity of performance metrics. The NHS Model Hospital calculates operating theatre metrics in mathematically invalid ways, highlighting the need for alternative methods to accurately reflect performance.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a882bfc580ea41f0158374ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2023.03.032
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