To reduce turnover time between coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures, nurses in one hospital prepare the instrument table while the prior case is still in progress. The nursing staff can set up the instrument table in a separate room so that it is completely ready to go, and then place sterile drapes over it. When the prior case is completed, the dirty table is removed from the room, the housekeeping staff cleans the floor, and the pre-prepared table is moved in. All the scrub nurse has to do is remove the sterile drapes. In this way, a task typically done within the process of room turnover-preparation of the back table-is converted to a task done outside of the process.