Airborne particle emission rates and doses received in operating rooms from surgical smoke
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.01.044
Abstract: Abstract The surgical smoke is commonly generated by electrosurgery, i.e. by the heat-producing device used in operating rooms for cutting tissues and coagulating small blood vessels through the use of high-frequency electrical current. Health effects… read more here.
Keywords: particle emission; particle; operating rooms; surgical smoke ... See more keywords
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
Strategies for improvement of blood consumption management in the operating rooms: experts´ suggestions
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DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2021.1955449
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: In operating rooms, blood product wastage occurs with various reasons especially over-demand ordering during elective surgeries. Consequently, it imposes a heavy financial burden on health system. Therefore, managing blood consumption in the operating… read more here.
Keywords: operating rooms; consumption management; blood consumption; blood ... See more keywords
HealthStack: Providing an IoT Middleware for Malleable QoS Service Stacking for Hospital 4.0 Operating Rooms
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DOI: 10.1109/jiot.2022.3160633
Abstract: Healthcare 4.0 is a new concept that originates from the evolution of hospitals due to technological advances in medical activities. Nowadays, more and more doctors and healthcare administrators require real-time data analysis obtained from sensors… read more here.
Keywords: time; middleware; operating rooms; service ... See more keywords
Measuring patient safety climate in operating rooms: Validation of the Spanish version of the hospital survey on patient safety.
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DOI: 10.1177/0951484820943598
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The measurement of patient safety climate within hospitals, and specifically in operating rooms is a basic tool for the development of the patient's safety policy. There are no validated Spanish versions of instruments to… read more here.
Keywords: safety; survey; patient safety; operating rooms ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Separate Anesthesia Induction Rooms on Multidisciplinary Work Flow in Operating Rooms
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DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s402590
Abstract: Introduction Operating suites are multidisciplinary units par excellence, and mostly they are the most expensive units in hospitals. Interdisciplinary workflow and efficiency are therefore crucial, which is influenced by floor plans varying from hospital to… read more here.
Keywords: time; induction rooms; operating rooms; anesthesia induction ... See more keywords
Installation of CCTVs in Operating Rooms, How Should We Prepare?
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DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e136
Abstract: On September 24, 2021, the Medical Service Act in Korea was amended to include provisions for the installation of closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) in operating rooms (ORs). CCTV installation in the OR has been raised as… read more here.
Keywords: cctvs operating; installation; installation cctvs; operating rooms ... See more keywords
Ten-Year Evaluation of Thermal Comfort in Operating Rooms
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10020307
Abstract: The microclimate is a particularly important environmental aspect in operating rooms (ORs), where more than in other hospital environments, it is extremely important, and at the same time extremely difficult, to reconcile the needs of… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation thermal; operating rooms; thermal comfort; microclimatic conditions ... See more keywords
An Outer Approximation Method for Scheduling Elective Surgeries with Sequence Dependent Setup Times to Multiple Operating Rooms
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DOI: 10.3390/math11112441
Abstract: In this paper, operating room planning and scheduling problems have been studied. In operating room planning, the allocation of patients to operating rooms and their sequencing are critical in determining the performance of operating rooms.… read more here.
Keywords: operating; operating rooms; sequence dependent; method ... See more keywords
Atmospheric Pollution in Cardiac Operating Rooms
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DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_126_17
Abstract: 391 The ecological footprint of healthcare is enormous.[1] Almost 10% of the United States’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are contributed by healthcare.[2,3] More than a third of all hospital waste are generated during the perioperative… read more here.
Keywords: operating rooms; atmospheric pollution; cardiac operating; pollution cardiac ... See more keywords
Transforming operating rooms into intensive care units and the versatility of the physician anesthesiologist during the COVID-19 crisis
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DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2020/e2023
Abstract: With the prospect of an increasing number of COVID-19 cases and with the city of Sao Paulo being the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, Hospital das Clinicas of the Faculdade de Medicina of… read more here.
Keywords: transforming operating; care units; intensive care; operating rooms ... See more keywords