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An Outer Approximation Method for Scheduling Elective Surgeries with Sequence Dependent Setup Times to Multiple Operating Rooms [PDF]

Mathematics, 2023
In this paper, operating room planning and scheduling problems have been studied. In operating room planning, the allocation of patients to operating rooms and their sequencing are critical in determining the performance of operating rooms. In this paper,
Aisha Tayyab, Saif Ullah, Mohammed Fazle Baki   +2 more
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Challenges and prerequisites of risk management program in the operating rooms of Iranian hospitals: A qualitative study [PDF]

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2023
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) considers a safe operating room as one of the necessities of hospitals that support patients. Achieving safety in surgical operations in all countries of the world is the basic goal of healthcare centers ...
Akbar Javan Biparva, Raana Gholamzadeh Nikjoo, Ali Jannati, Mohammad Arab, Ali Ostadi   +4 more
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Surgical counting interruptions in operating rooms [PDF]

BMC Nursing
Background Operating rooms are complex working environments with high workloads and high levels of cognitive demand. The first surgical count which occurs during the chaotic preoperative stage and is considered a critical phase, is a routine task in ORs.
Zhi Lujun, Gao Yuan, Wang Wei
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Confounding adjustment methods in longitudinal observational data with a time-varying treatment: a mapping review

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To adjust for confounding in observational data, researchers use propensity score matching (PSM), but more advanced methods might be required when dealing with longitudinal data and time-varying treatments as PSM might not include possible ...
Maroeska M Rovers, Stan R W Wijn, Gerjon Hannink   +2 more
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Exposure to anesthetic gases in the operating rooms and assessment of non-carcinogenic risk among health care workers [PDF]

Toxicol Rep, 2023
Fatemeh Kiani, Sahand Jorfi, Farhad Soltani, Saeed Ghanbari, Ramin Rezaee, Mohammad Javad Mohammadi   +5 more
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Development of a decision analytical framework to prioritise operating room capacity: lessons learnt from an empirical example on delayed elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic in a hospital in the Netherlands

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective To develop a prioritisation framework to support priority setting for elective surgeries after COVID-19 based on the impact on patient well-being and cost.Design We developed decision analytical models to estimate the consequences of delayed ...
, Hein G Gooszen, Maroeska M Rovers, Mirre Scholte, Camiel Rosman, Janneke PC Grutters, Niek Stadhouders, Stan RW Wijn, Sanne JJPM Metsemakers, Robin J Vermeulen, Ron van der Pennen, Bart JJM Berden, Tim M Govers, Charlotte Michels, Milica Jevdjevic, Ilse Spenkelink, Niels van den Berkmortel, Casper Tax, Michiel Sedelaar, Sebastiaan van der Goes, Tony van Tienen, Rudolph Poolman, Jelle Ruurda, Paul van Leest   +23 more
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Understanding the Costs of Surgery: A Bottom-Up Cost Analysis of Both a Hybrid Operating Room and Conventional Operating Room [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022
BackgroundOver the past decade, many hospitals have adopted hybrid operating rooms (ORs). As resources are limited, these ORs have to prove themselves in adding value.
Sejal Patel, Melanie Lindenberg, Maroeska M. Rovers, Wim H. van Harten, Theo J.M. Ruers, Lieke Poot, Valesca P. Retel, Janneke P.C. Grutters   +7 more
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Innovators’ views on involving users and patients in surgical device development: a qualitative interview study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives Involving end-users and patients in the development of surgical devices, even when patients are not end-users, is deemed important in policy and in academia since it could improve strategic choices in research and development (R&D ...
Maroeska M Rovers, Kas Woudstra, Marcia Tummers, Rob Reuzel   +3 more
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How can robot-assisted surgery provide value for money?

BMJ Surgery, Interventions, & Health Technologies, 2021
Objectives To develop an interactive tool that estimates what potential benefits are needed for the robot to provide value for money when compared with endoscopic or open surgical interventions.Design A generic online interactive tool was developed to ...
Maroeska M Rovers, Camiel Rosman, Petra L M Zusterzeel, Sejal Patel, Michiel J P Sedelaar, Ad F T M Verhagen, Janneke P C Grutters   +6 more
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Cost Saving and Health Workers Perceptions of Pharmacist Integration in Operating Rooms: A Mixed-Methods Cross-Section Study [PDF]

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Deus Buma, Solobi Ngasa, Arnold Ndesangia   +2 more
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