Discrete event simulation case study: Diagnostic path for stroke patients in a stroke unit

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 45-57

  Chemweno, Peter ^b   Thijs, Vincent ^a   Pintelon, Liliane ^b   Van Horenbeek, Adriaan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Patient trajectory; Stroke patient; Test resources

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; HOSPITALS; QUEUEING THEORY; TRAJECTORIES;

ANALYTICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; DIAGNOSIS THERAPY; HEALTHCARE DELIVERY; OPERATIONAL CHANGES; PATIENT TRAJECTORIES; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SIMULATION PROGRAM; STROKE PATIENTS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EID: 84906498421     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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