The Cost of OR Time is $46.04 per Minute
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https://doi.org/10.55576/job.v2i4.23Keywords:
Business, management, cost, value, efficiency, cost per minute, OR cost, Operating room costAbstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to establish a consensus estimate of operating room cost per minute based on currently published literature.
Design: Literature review.
Main outcome measurement: Operating room cost per unit time.
Results and conclusions: Google Scholar search produced 51 articles regarding ““operating room cost per minute” of which 14 had novel estimates for OR cost per minute. The mean of these estimates was $46.04 ± $32.31. There was little consistency in methodology among the included articles, which is reflected in the large range of values.
Level of Evidence: IV; Review
Keywords: Business, management, human resources, cost, value, efficiency.
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Moody, Alastair E. BS*; Gurnea, Taylor P. BS*; Shul, Craig P. BS*; Althausen, Peter L. MD, MBA†. True Cost of Operating Room Time: Implications for an Orthopaedic Trauma Service. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: May 2020 - Volume 34 - Issue 5 - p 271-275
Moody, Alastair E. BS*; Gurnea, Taylor P. BS*; Shul, Craig P. BS*; Althausen, Peter L. MD, MBA†. True Cost of Operating Room Time: Implications for an Orthopaedic Trauma Service. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: May 2020 - Volume 34 - Issue 5 - p 271-275
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