Deliberate perioperative systems design improves operating room throughput

Anesthesiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 406-418

  Sandberg, Warren S ^a   Daily, Bethany ^a   Egan, Marie ^a   Stahl, James E ^a   Goldman, Julian M ^a   Wiklund, Richard A ^a   Rattner, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; LAPAROSCOPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

EID: 23044450226     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200508000-00025     Document Type: Article

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