Optimizing patient flow in a large hospital surgical centre by means of discrete-event computer simulation models

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1031-1037

  Ferreira, Rodrigo B ^a   Coelli, Fernando C ^a   Pereira, Wagner C A ^a   Almeida, Renan M V R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Discrete events modelling; Hospital performance; Surgery scheduling; Surgical centre

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ANESTHESIA; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY ROOM; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 55649119814     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00939.x     Document Type: Article

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