Scheduling of elective surgical cases within allocated block-times: Can the future be drawn from the experience of the past?

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 90-94

  Broka, S M ^a   Jamart, J ^a   Louagie, Y A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Elective; Information systems; Management; Operating room; Surgical procedure; Time factor

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TIME; TIME MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOM INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OPERATING ROOMS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0038044565     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11679372     Document Type: Article

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