A "swing room" model based on regional anesthesia reduces turnover time and increases case throughput

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 725-732

  Head, Stephen J ^a,b   Seib, Rachael ^c   Osborn, Jill A ^a,b   Schwarz, Stephan K W ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; CASE THROUGHPUT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA IN A SINGLE OPERATING ROOM; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HOME DISCHARGE TIME; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA SWING OPERATING ROOM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROOM TURNOVER TIME; WRIST; WRIST SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTIEMETICS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WRIST;

EID: 79960460807     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-011-9518-2     Document Type: Article

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