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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Operations Research
  • Medical Informatics

Background:

  • Numerous strategies exist for Operating Room (OR) workflow optimization, impacting patients and staff.
  • A lack of uniform definition for 'OR optimization' complicates the evaluation of proposed strategies.
  • Diverse metrics for quantifying OR performance make assessing suggested approaches difficult.

Approach:

  • A structured literature study was conducted to inventory current metrics and methods for OR optimization.
  • The study aimed to identify unaddressed aspects of OR performance and interactions between quality and efficiency metrics.
  • Analysis focused on understanding the quantification of OR performance for improved strategy implementation.

Key Points:

  • No standardized definition of 'optimization' in the Operating Room (OR) literature.
  • Significant diversity in metrics used to quantify OR performance.
  • Several aspects of OR performance remain unaddressed in existing research.
  • Lack of studies considering interactions between quality and efficiency metrics.
  • Underrepresentation of healthcare professional well-being in current optimization approaches.

Conclusions:

  • A systems approach is necessary to align diverse OR performance metrics.
  • Further investigation into OR optimization and its quantification is crucial for practical implementation.
  • Current optimization strategies inadequately address the well-being of healthcare professionals.