Background Accurate estimation of operative case-time duration is critical for optimizing
operating room use. Current estimates are inaccurate and earlier models include data not …

Objective To evaluate the indicators duration of anesthesia, operative time and time patients
stay in the operating rooms of different surgical specialties at a public university hospital …

Effectively handling the limited number of surgery operating rooms equipped with expensive
equipment is a challenging task for hospital management such as reducing the case-time …

Many health care providers, hospitals, and hospital systems have adopted new electronic
health records (EHR) to streamline patient care and comply with government mandates …

A variety of existing perioperative informatics tools offer clinicians and researchers the
opportunity to improve the delivery of care and clinical outcomes for patients undergoing …

Background Primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most commonly performed
procedures at US hospitals. Surgeons are typically asked to estimate surgical control time …

Over half of hospital revenue results from perioperative patient care, thus emphasizing the
importance of efficient resource utilization within a hospital's suite of operating rooms (ORs) …

Few studies have examined variability in OR utilization across weekdays. We conducted a
retrospective analysis to determine OR utilization differences by day of the week and the …

Patient-specific Instrumentation (PSI) is an innovative technique aiding the precise
implementation of the preoperative plan during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) by using patient …

While a number of studies have examined efficiency metrics in the operating rooms (ORs),
there are few studies addressing non-operating room anesthesia (NORA) metrics. The …