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Obstetric operating room staffing and operating efficiency using queueing theory

Obstetric operating room staffing and operating efficiency using queueing theory

Authors :
Grace Lim
Annamarie J. Lim
Beth Quinn
Brendan Carvalho
Mark Zakowski
Grant C. Lynde
Source :
BMC Health Services Research, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
BMC, 2023.

Abstract

Abstract Introduction Strategies to achieve efficiency in non-operating room locations have been described, but emergencies and competing priorities in a birth unit can make setting optimal staffing and operation benchmarks challenging. This study used Queuing Theory Analysis (QTA) to identify optimal birth center operating room (OR) and staffing resources using real-world data. Methods Data from a Level 4 Maternity Center (9,626 births/year, cesarean delivery (CD) rate 32%) were abstracted for all labor and delivery operating room activity from July 2019—June 2020. QTA has two variables: Mean Arrival Rate, λ and Mean Service Rate µ. QTA formulas computed probabilities: P0 = 1-(λ/ µ) and Pn = P0 (λ/µ)n where n = number of patients. P 0…n is the probability there are zero patients in the queue at a given time. Multiphase multichannel analysis was used to gain insights on optimal staff and space utilization assuming a priori safety parameters (i.e., 30 min decision to incision in unscheduled CD; ≤ 5 min for emergent CD; no greater than 8 h for nil per os time). To achieve these safety targets, a

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14726963
Volume :
23
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
BMC Health Services Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f608bc80942f4f658358a8a9b53a3e69
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10143-0