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Managing urgent surgery as a process: Case study of a trauma center

Paulus Torkki, Antti Ilmari Alho, Antti Peltokorpi, Markus Torkki, Pentti Kallio

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care · 2006 · 43 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

Managing urgent surgical care as a process can improve the productivity and quality of care without a need to increase personnel resources. The focus should be on reducing waiting times and waste times.

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Using industrial processes to improve patient care

Terry Young · BMJ · 2004 · 291 citations · Full text

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Process Analysis in Outpatient Knee Surgery

Brian A. Williams, Michael L. Kentor, John P. Williams et al. · Anesthesiology · 2000 · 170 citations · Full text

A framework for production control in health care organizations

Jmh Jan Vissers, Jwm Will Bertrand, de G Guus Vries · Production Planning & Control · 2001 · 119 citations

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How to Release Allocated Operating Room Time to Increase Efficiency: Predicting Which Surgical Service Will Have the Most Underutilized Operating Room Time

Franklin Dexter, Rodney D. Traub, Alex Macario · Anesthesia & Analgesia · 2003 · 103 citations