Zandi R 
	
					    												
West Indies						                            
                            
						
 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