Influence of a surgeon's exposure to operating room turnover delays on patient outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A surgeon's daily performance may be affected by operating room organizational factors, potentially impacting patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the link between a surgeon's exposure to delays in starting scheduled operations and patient outcomes.

Methods

A prospective observational study was conducted from 1 November 2020 to 31 December 2021, across 14 surgical departments in four university hospitals, covering various surgical disciplines. All elective surgeries by 45 attending surgeons were analysed, assessing delays in starting operations and inter-procedural wait times exceeding 1 or 2 h. The primary outcome was major adverse events within 30 days post-surgery. Mixed-effect logistic regression accounted for operation clustering within

SUBMITTER: Pasquer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11477981 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature