Using mean duration and variation of procedure times to plan a list of surgical operations to fit into the scheduled list time.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: It is important that a surgical list is planned to utilise as much of the scheduled time as possible while not over-running, because this can lead to cancellation of operations. We wished to assess whether, theoretically, the known duration of individual operations could b...

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Main Authors: Pandit, J, Tavare, A
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2011