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  • Surgical Operations Research
  • Healthcare Management
  • Process Improvement in Medicine

Background:

  • A significant portion (60%) of facility operative time is nonoperative, indicating potential inefficiencies.
  • Operating room (OR) inefficiencies contribute to increased costs and reduced patient throughput.
  • Burn operating room nonoperative time requires detailed analysis to identify optimization opportunities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and quantify inefficiencies in operating room preparation and turnover times.
  • To determine the impact of ideal preparation and turnover times on surgical efficiency.
  • To estimate the financial benefits of reducing nonoperative time in a surgical setting.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective video review of 101 consecutive burn surgeries from June to August 2017.
  • Categorization of preparation (induction to procedure start) and turnover (patient out to next patient in) activities.
  • Calculation of ideal preparation and turnover times based on sequential and parallel task optimization.

Main Results:

  • Average daily caseload was 2.4 cases; ideal times could increase this to 4 cases per day.
  • Ideal preparation and turnover times represented a 38.3% and 32.5% reduction, respectively.
  • Attending surgeon presence within 10 minutes of patient arrival decreased time to incision by 33% (P < .0001).

Conclusions:

  • Reducing operating room preparation and turnover times offers substantial financial benefits, including $1.02 million in annual savings and $1.76 million in potential revenue.
  • Streamlining nonoperative processes can significantly increase surgical caseloads and improve overall operating room efficiency.
  • Implementing optimized workflows can lead to millions of dollars in annual savings and revenue generation.