High-throughput Operating Room System for Joint Arthroplasties Durably Outperforms Routine Processes

High-throughput operating room system for joint arthroplasties durably outperforms routine processes.

BACKGROUND Recent publications have focused on increased operating room (OR) throughput without increasing total OR time. The authors hypothesized that a system of parallel processing for lower extremity joint arthroplasties sustainably reduces nonoperative time and increases throughput. METHODS The high-throughput parallel processing strategy included neuraxial anesthesia performed in an "in...

Increasing operating room throughput.

To the Editor:—We read with interest the article by Smith et al., and we congratulate the authors on increasing both major joint arthroplasty throughput and profitability by implementing a parallel processing system. In their model, the authors describe the anesthesia induction room as either an “underutilized operating room (OR)” or “a shared induction area bed space.” If at all possible, howe...

Adaptive Operating System Design for High Throughput I/O

Increasing operating room throughput: just buzzwords for this decade?

Just Buzzwords for This Decade? IN the 1990s, Dexter et al. showed clearly that one has to reduce turnover time by more than 50% of the surgical duration to be able to do one additional case. But in the first decade of this new century, three reports challenged this concept and showed that additional cases could be done. These reports focused on improving operating room (OR) throughput, not by ...

Maximizing Efficiency in the Operating Room for Total Joint Artroplasty.

Developing a high-efficiency operating room (OR) is both a challenging and rewarding goal for any healthcare system. The OR is traditionally a high-cost/high-revenue environment and operative efficacy has been correlated with low complication rates and surgical success. An efficient OR is one that maximizes utilization while providing safe, reproducible, cost-effective, high-quality care. Total...