A surgeon-led model to improve operating theatre change-over time and overall efficiency: A randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue , 2016, Pages 83-89

  Mizumoto, Ryo ^a,b   Cristaudo, Adam Thomas ^a,b   Hendahewa, Rasika ^a,b  

^a CABOOLTURE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Non operative time; Operating theatre room efficiency; Operating theatre room patient changeover turnover; Parallel processing; Resource utilisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CHANGE OVER TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGEON; SURGEON LED MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84964892996     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.04.033     Document Type: Article

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