Surgeon and type of anesthesia predict variability in surgical procedure times
Strum D, Sampson AR, May JH, Vargas LG. Surgeon and type of anesthesia predict variability in surgical procedure times. Anesthesiology. 2000;92:1454-1466.
How to schedule elective surgical cases into specific operating rooms to maximize the efficiency of use of operating room time
Dexter F, Traub RD. How to schedule elective surgical cases into specific operating rooms to maximize the efficiency of use of operating room time. Anesth Analg. 2002;94:933-942.
Making management decisions on the day of surgery based on operating room efficiency and patient waiting times
Dexter F, Epstein RH, Traub RD, Xiao Y. Making management decisions on the day of surgery based on operating room efficiency and patient waiting times. Anesthesiology. 2004;101:1444-1453.
Physicians' perceptions of minimum time that should be saved to move a surgical case from one operating room to another: Internet-based survey of the membership of the Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors (AACD)
Dexter F, Smith TC, Tatman DJ, Macario A. Physicians' perceptions of minimum time that should be saved to move a surgical case from one operating room to another: Internet-based survey of the membership of the Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors (AACD). J Clin Anesth. 2003;15:206-210.
Use of operating room information system data to predict the impact of reducing turnover times on staffing costs
Dexter F, Abouleish AE, Epstein RH, Whitten CW, Lubarsky DA. Use of operating room information system data to predict the impact of reducing turnover times on staffing costs. Anesth Analg. 2003;97:1119-1126.
Early but no long-term benefit of regional anesthesia compared with general anesthesia for ambulatory hand surgery
McCartney C, Brull R, Chan VW, et al. Early but no long-term benefit of regional anesthesia compared with general anesthesia for ambulatory hand surgery. Anesthesiology. 2004;101:461-467.
Process analysis in outpatient knee surgery. Effects of regional and general anesthesia on anesthesia-controlled time
Williams B, Kentor ML, Williams JP, et al. Process analysis in outpatient knee surgery. Effects of regional and general anesthesia on anesthesia-controlled time. Anesthesiology. 2000;93:529-538.
Managing risk and financial return from selective expansion of operating room capacity: Mean-variance analysis of a hospital's portfolio of surgeons
Dexter F, Ledolter J. Managing risk and financial return from selective expansion of operating room capacity: Mean-variance analysis of a hospital's portfolio of surgeons. Anesth Analg. 2003;97:190-195.