Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4061566 | The Journal of Arthroplasty | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
We investigated the effectiveness of dedicated orthopedic operating rooms (OR) on minimizing time spent on perioperative processes to increase OR throughput in total knee and hip arthroplasty procedures. The use of a dedicated orthopedic unit that included 6 ORs with staff allocated only for those ORs was compared to the use of a traditional staffing model. After matching to simulate randomization, each group consisted of 422 procedures. The dedicated orthopedic unit improved average anesthesia controlled time by 4Â minutes (PÂ <Â .001), operative time by 7Â minutes (PÂ =Â .004) and turnover time by 8Â minutes (PÂ <Â .001). An overall improvement of 19Â minutes per procedure using the dedicated unit was observed. Utilizing a dedicated orthopedic unit can save time without increasing adverse events.
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Authors
Travis J. DO, Bishoy V. MD, Alison K. MS, Loran S. MD, Ryan L. BA, Wael K. MD,