Managing daily surgery schedules in a teaching hospital: A mixed-integer optimization approach

This study examined the daily surgical scheduling problem in a teaching hospital. This problem relates to the use of multiple operating rooms and different types of surgeons in a typical surgical day with deterministic operation durations (preincision, incision, and postincision times). Teaching hos...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Pulido, Raul, Aguirre, Adrian Marcelo, Ortega Mier, Miguel, García Sanchez, Alvaro, Mendez, Carlos Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/9287
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/9287
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Operation rooms,
Simulation
Scheduling
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Sumario:This study examined the daily surgical scheduling problem in a teaching hospital. This problem relates to the use of multiple operating rooms and different types of surgeons in a typical surgical day with deterministic operation durations (preincision, incision, and postincision times). Teaching hospitals play a key role in the health-care system; however, existing models assume that the duration of surgery is independent of the surgeon?s skills. This problem has not been properly addressed in other studies. We analyze the case of a Spanish public hospital, in which continuous pressures and budgeting reductions entail the more efficient use of resources.