JOURNAL HOME CME HOME THIS MONTH PAST ISSUES ETOC COLLECTIONS AUTHORS REVIEWERS EDITORIAL BOARD FEEDBACK RSS HELP
		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a colleague Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by ERNST, E. A. Articles by DANIELSON, R. A. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by ERNST, E. A. Articles by DANIELSON, R. A.

Operating Room Scheduling by Computer

EDWARD A. ERNST, MD^*, CHARLES L. HOPPEL, BS, JUNE L. LORIG, BS, RN, and ROBERT A. DANIELSON, MD

*Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology. Software Manager, Information Services. Operating Room Supervisor, Nursing Service. Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery. Department of Anesthesiology, Surgery, Nursing and Data Processing; Case Western Reserve University, Metropolitan General Hospital, and University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio.

Abstract

The surgical operating room schedule has been produced automatically for more than 2 years in our large teaching hospital. In order to apply computer technology to the complex surgical scheduling problem, a special programming approach was devised. We discuss this approach under the headings of Expand, Sort, Order and Assign. Consistent, reliable schedules, unaffected by weekends and holidays, are produced by a clerk trained to use a computer terminal. Our program is adaptable to other institutions once the scheduling parameters and operating priorities are delineated.

Key Words: ANESTHESIA, scheduling

This article has been cited by other articles:

				D. G. McQuarrie Limits to Efficient Operating Room Scheduling: Lessons From Computer-Use Models Arch Surg, August 1, 1981; 116(8): 1065 - 1071. [Abstract] [PDF]

Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins with the assistance of Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2006 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999