Operating room scheduling: knowing and accepting your limits

Br J Anaesth. 2024 Jun;132(6):1334-1335. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.03.006. Epub 2024 Apr 5.

Authors

Jörg Reutershan¹, Christian Rupprecht², Thomas Rupprecht³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany; Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany. Electronic address: joerg.reutershan@fau.de.
² Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
³ Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; Childrens Hospital, Klinikum Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.

PMID: 38582721
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.03.006

No abstract available

Keywords: bin packing problem; capacity utilisation; efficiency; operating room scheduling; resource limits.

Publication types

Editorial
Letter

MeSH terms

Appointments and Schedules*
Humans
Operating Rooms* / organization & administration
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / organization & administration