
Improving operating room efficiency through process redesign
Harders M, Malangoni MA, Weight S, Sidhu T. Improving operating room efficiency through process redesign. Surgery. 2006 Oct;140(4):509-514; discussion 514-516.
Operating rooms (ORs) are important resources for patient care and revenue, yet a significant portion of OR time is taken up by nonoperative activities. The authors of this study hypothesized that redesigning the process that occurs between operations would lead to a decrease in nonoperative time.
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