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Operating rooms scheduling

open access: yesInternational Journal of Production Economics, 2006
International audienceMany healthcare institutions have been researching tools to reduce costs and to ensure efficient use of hospital facilities. Oprating rooms are considered among the most costly hospital facilities.
Aida Jebali
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Noise in the Operating Room

New England Journal of Medicine, 1972
MODERN surgery discovered the dangers of air pollution and water pollution about a century ago and, as a result, has practiced aseptic, antipollution technics since. However, in our pollution-aware age, surgery has fallen behind in its recognition of what has been called "The Third Pollution." This is noise, defined as unwanted, noxious, or harmful ...
R A, Shapiro, T, Berland
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The Operating Room of the Future Versus the Future of the Operating Room

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2017
Technological advancement in the operating room is evolving into a dynamic system mirroring that of the aeronautics industry. Through data visualization, information is continuously being captured, collected, and stored on a scalable informatics platform for rapid, intuitive, iterative learning.
Kassam, Amin B   +9 more
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Governing time in operating rooms

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, 2006
AIM: This paper examines how time is controlled and governed in operating rooms through interpersonal communication between nurses and doctors. BACKGROUND: Time is a valuable commodity in organizations with improvements often directed towards maximizing ...
Robin Riley
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The Operating Room Dashboard

Journal of Surgical Research, 2010
The operating room (OR) represents a key engine of performance and growth for most hospitals, and its success is vital to the financial viability of the parent institution. Yet, the OR can also be a considerable drain on the hospital’s finances, because surgical procedures are becoming increasingly complex and technologically-intensive, with the ...
Kyung W, Park   +3 more
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Operating room efficiency

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2018
The operating room is the financial hub of any hospital, and maximizing operating room efficiency has important implications for cost savings, patient satisfaction, and medical team morale. Over the past decade, manufacturing principles and processes such as Lean and Six Sigma have been applied to various aspects of healthcare including the operating ...
David H, Rothstein, Mehul V, Raval
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Ergonomics in the operating room

WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 2012
Surgical staff is considered to have several ergonomic risk factors, but their physical workload and musculoskeletal health have seldom been evaluated. Clinical examinations of neck and upper extremities were performed in 99 theatre nurses and 93 assisting nurses, all females.
Jenny Gremark, Simonsen   +2 more
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