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Ebrahimpour A

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• Research Article
  Overview on Miss Management in Turn over Time in Orthopaedic Operative Room
  Author(s): Zandi R, Ebrahimpour A, Sajadi MM, Sedighi M, Okhovatpour MA and Masjed Mousavi SHZandi R, Ebrahimpour A, Sajadi MM, Sedighi M, Okhovatpour MA and Masjed Mousavi SH
  
  Background: The operating room (OR) is one of the most important hospital units, but wasted time negatively affects its efficiency. The need to provide timely patient care has prompted this assessment of the time is required to transfer patients to the OR. Patients and Methods: This study examined 382 patients undergoing orthopedic surgery in our orthopedic ward. Patient demographic information, mode of transfer, anesthesia type and surgery site were recorded. The time elapsed during the transfer of patients between stages was measured. Results: Time from the surgical team informing the OR staff about impending surgery and the orthopaedic ward being told to transfer the patient was 3.091±2.804 min. Furthermore, the time spent transferring patients from the orthopaedic ward to the OR was 27.622±17.198 min. T.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2375-4273.1000224

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