Allocating and scheduling operating room time. Based on maximizing operating room efficiency at a German university hospital;Zuweisung und planung von operationsraumkapazitäten: Maximierung der operationsraumeffizienz am beispiel einer deutschen universitätsklinik

Chirurg

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-79

  Freytag, S ^a   Dexter, F ^b   Epstein, R H ^c   Kugler, C ^a   Schnettler, R ^d  

^a Inst F Integrative Versorg Med   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Maximizing efficiency; Operating room efficiency; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GERMANY; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; STATISTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 13144260690     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-004-0896-7     Document Type: Article

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