Perioperative functions. Classification of knowledge and required skills

The study results form a beginning framework from which values of resource appropriateness could be developed, which was the original intent of this study. An algorithm could be designed to score an individual's formal and informal training in specific skills as they relate to the O-Types identified. These results could be translated into resource appropriateness scores under each of the four factors. The results also provide a means for simplifying categories of the Operating Room Staffing Model and provide a beginning framework to assess resource appropriateness.