Journal article
Optimal Sequencing of Urgent Surgical Cases
Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, Vol.15(3), pp.153-162
05/1999
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009941214632
PMID: 12568166
Abstract
Optimal sequencing of urgent cases (i.e., selecting which urgent case should be performed first and which second) may enhance patient safety, increase patient satisfaction with timeliness of surgery, and minimize surgeons' complaints. Before determining the optimal sequence of urgent cases, an operating room (OR) suite must identify the primary scheduling objective to be satisfied when prioritizing pending urgent cases. These scheduling objectives may include: 1) perform the cases in the sequence that minimizes the average length of time each surgeon and patient waits; 2) perform the cases in the order that they were submitted; or 3) perform the cases based on medical priority, as prioritized by an OR director, or surgeons discussing the cases among themselves. We provide mathematical structure which can be used to program a computerized surgical services information system to assist in optimizing the sequence of urgent cases. We use an example to illustrate that the opti mal sequence varies depending on the scheduling objective chosen.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Optimal Sequencing of Urgent Surgical Cases
- Creators
- Franklin Dexter - Department of Anesthesia University of Iowa Iowa City IA U.S.A. E-mailAlex Macario - Department of Anesthesia Stanford University U.S.ARodney Traub - Department of Anesthesia University of Iowa Iowa City IA U.S.A. E-mail
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, Vol.15(3), pp.153-162
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers; Dordrecht
- DOI
- 10.1023/A:1009941214632
- PMID
- 12568166
- ISSN
- 1387-1307
- eISSN
- 1573-2614
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/1999
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9983806278102771
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