| Improving OR efficiency in a university medical center arthroplastic surgery service. | |
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PMID: 20888945 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Staff members in the arthroplastic surgery service at University of California San Francisco Medical Center initiated an multidisciplinary OR efficiency project at the request of the facility's chief executive officer and an arthroplastic surgeon. Elements of the program included forming a consistent team, updating preference cards, starting anesthesia care earlier in the day, working with sterile processing department personnel to improve case cart delivery, improving the turnover routine, and reducing and planning for surgery cancellations. Since the project began in 2004, the surgeon has been able to double his procedure volume in the same amount of time. The surgical team and the program have become an example for the medical center and have influenced the OR culture to focus on efficiency, quality, and accountability. |
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Jenny Cao Ngu |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: AORN journal Volume: 92 ISSN: 1878-0369 ISO Abbreviation: AORN J Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-10-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372403 Medline TA: AORN J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 425-35 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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Copyright © 2010 AORN, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, USA. |
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