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Using a computerized scheduling system to predict procedure lengths.

B Bross·B B Gamblin·S L Holtzclaw·S E Johnston
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To determine the effectiveness of our computerized OR scheduling system and database, we compared scheduled surgical procedure lengths to actual procedure lengths for a large, multispecialty sample (1,103 procedures in 14 surgical subspecialties). We were able to accurately predict procedure lengths, within 15 minutes, 65% of the time. The estimated procedure lengths were more accurate in some surgical subspecialties than others, and four specific factors accounted for a large percentage (ie, 84%) of all delayed start times.

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B Bross, B B Gamblin, S L Holtzclaw, S E Johnston. 1995. Using a computerized scheduling system to predict procedure lengths.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63809-x

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