Operating Room Efficiency and Hospital Capacity: Factors Affecting Operating Room Use During Maximum Hospital Census

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 204, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 865-871

  McGowan, James E ^a   Truwit, Jonathon D ^a,b   Cipriano, Pam ^a   Howell, R Edward ^a   VanBree, Margaret ^a   Garson Jr , Arthur ^b   Hanks, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; OPERATING ROOM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COMMUNICATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); VIRGINIA;

EID: 34247471084     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.052     Document Type: Article

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