Key result
An audit of elective neurosurgical theater utilization revealed that 56% of operating theater time was utilized for operating, with anesthesia preparation accounting for 23% of the time.
Why the study?
In lower-middle-income countries, public hospitals face poor management that negatively impacts operating theater time utilization, with significant delays noted in a major Pakistani public neurosurgical center.
Population
All elective neurosurgical surgeries from January to April 2021 at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Design
Prospective clinical audit
Authors
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Transfer and anesthesia delays may constrain neurosurgical theater efficiency in resource-limited settings; leaves open targeted workflow trials.
Observational
No
Significant delays in neurosurgical operating theater utilization in a Pakistani public hospital were primarily due to patient transfer and anesthesia preparation times, highlighting areas for managerial improvement.
Ashraf et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Elective neurosurgical surgeries. Elective neurosurgical theater utilization was evaluated on Operating theater time (OTT) utilized operating. An audit of elective neurosurgical theater utilization revealed that 56% of operating theater time was utilized for operating, with anesthesia preparation accounting for 23% of the time.
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