Surgical case scheduling with sterilising activity constraints
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DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2018.1521015
Abstract: In this paper, we study a real scheduling problem which consists in scheduling a set of elective surgical cases requiring surgical instruments and tools in several operating rooms. The objectives are to minimise the overtime… read more here.
Keywords: surgical case; unit; scheduling sterilising; operating rooms ... See more keywords
Rational planning of operating lists: a prospective comparison of ‘booking to the mean’ vs. ‘probabilistic case scheduling’ in urology
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DOI: 10.1111/anae.14958
Abstract: The efficient use of operating theatres requires accurate case scheduling. One common method is ‘booking to the mean’. Here, the mean times for individual operations are summed to approximate the time allocated to the list.… read more here.
Keywords: planning operating; case; rational planning; booking mean ... See more keywords