Audit of the utilization of time in an orthopaedic trauma theatre

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 217-222

  Delaney, Christopher L ^a   Davis, Nathan ^a   Tamblyn, Peter ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health resources; Operating room; Organizational efficiency; Orthopaedic; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRODUCTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77949896114     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05043.x     Document Type: Article

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