Discovering the impact of preceding units' characteristics on the wait time of cardiac surgery unit from statistic data.

INTRODUCTION: Prior research shows that clinical demand and supplier capacity significantly affect the throughput and the wait time within an isolated unit. However, it is doubtful whether characteristics (i.e., demand, capacity, throughput, and wait time) of one unit would affect the wait time of s...

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Main Authors: Jiming Liu, Li Tao, Bo Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3139594?pdf=render