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Discrepancies between planned and actual operating room turnaround times at a large rural hospital in Germany
Other Title(s)
التناقضات بين أوقات التحول الفعلية و المخطط لها في غرف العمليات في مستشفى ريفي كبير في ألمانيا
Joint Authors
Morgenegg, Regula
Heinze, Franziska
Wieferich, Katharina
Schiffer, Ralf
Stueber, Frank
Luedi, Markus M.
Doll, Dietrich
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 4 (30 Nov. 2017), pp.418-423, 6 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2017-11-30
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives: While several factors have been shown to influence operating room (OR) turnaround times, few comparisons of planned and actual OR turnaround times have been performed.
This study aimed to compare planned and actual OR turnaround times at a large rural hospital in Northern Germany.
Methods: This retrospective study examined the OR turnaround data of 875 elective surgery cases scheduled at the Marienhospital, Vechta, Germany, between July and October 2014.
The frequency distributions of planned and actual OR turnaround times were compared and correlations between turnaround times and various factors were established, including the time of day of the procedure, patient age and the planned duration of the surgery.
Results: There was a significant difference between mean planned and actual OR turnaround times (0.32 versus 0.64 hours; P <0.001).
In addition, significant correlations were noted between actual OR turnaround times and the time of day of the surgery, patient age, actual duration of the procedure and staffing changes affecting the surgeon or the medical specialty of the surgery (P <0.001 each).
The quotient of actual/planned OR turnaround times ranged from 1.733–3.000.
Conclusion: Significant discrepancies between planned and actual OR turnaround times were noted during the study period.
Such findings may be potentially used in future studies to establish a tool to improve OR planning, measure OR management performance and enable benchmarking.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Morgenegg, Regula& Heinze, Franziska& Wieferich, Katharina& Schiffer, Ralf& Stueber, Frank& Luedi, Markus M.…[et al.]. 2017. Discrepancies between planned and actual operating room turnaround times at a large rural hospital in Germany. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.418-423.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-798919
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Morgenegg, Regula…[et al.]. Discrepancies between planned and actual operating room turnaround times at a large rural hospital in Germany. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 4 (Nov. 2017), pp.418-423.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-798919
American Medical Association (AMA)
Morgenegg, Regula& Heinze, Franziska& Wieferich, Katharina& Schiffer, Ralf& Stueber, Frank& Luedi, Markus M.…[et al.]. Discrepancies between planned and actual operating room turnaround times at a large rural hospital in Germany. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2017. Vol. 17, no. 4, pp.418-423.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-798919
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 422-423
Record ID
BIM-798919