Operating room cost management in cardiac surgery: A simulation study

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-73

  Peltokorpi, Antti ^a   Lehtonen, Juha Matti ^a   Kujala, Jaakko ^a   Kouri, Juhani ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia induction; Cardiac surgery; Cost efficiency; Operating room management; Scheduling; Simulation models

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SIMULATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 39149129337     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2008.016848     Document Type: Article

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