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

Article

Authorship

Pulido, Raul ; Aguirre, Adrian Marcelo ; Ortega Mier, Miguel ; García Sanchez, Alvaro ; MENDEZ, CARLOS ALBERTO

Date

2014

Publishing House and Editing Place

Biomed Central

Magazine

BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, vol. 14 (pp. 464-477) Biomed Central

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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 ... 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.