Possibilities in Improving Patients's Turn-over Coordination in the OR of an University Hospital;Möglichkeiten zur Ablaufoptimierung im OP-Prozessanalyse der Wechselzeiten in einem OP der Maximalversorgung

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-9

  Isenmann, Rainer ^a,b   Brinkmann, A ^a   Henne Bruns, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b Abt Viszeral /Transplantationschir   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coordination; Operating room management; Organisation; Turn over times

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKING TIME;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; OPERATING ROOM INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542319288     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-44875     Document Type: Article

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