Improving operating theatre efficiency: An intervention to significantly reduce changeover time

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 545-548

  Soliman, Bishoy A B ^a   Stanton, Raymond ^b   Sowter, Steven ^b   Rozen, Warren Matthew ^a   Shahbaz, Shekib ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Urology Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

changeover time; Operating theatre efficiency; Productivity; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHANGEOVER TIME; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING THEATRE EFFICIENCY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; TIME; TIME MANAGEMENT; UROLOGIC SURGERY; UTILIZATION;

CHANGEOVER TIME; OPERATING THEATRE EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTIVITY; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; TIME FACTORS; TIME MANAGEMENT; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84881025451     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ans.12013     Document Type: Article

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