Spotlighting Turnover Costs for Pediatric Ocular Oncology Exams under Anesthesia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While pediatric intraocular malignancies are rare, management requires frequent examinations under anesthesia (EUAs) which are financial costly. The purpose of the study was to measure operating room (OR) turnover costs and to estimate potential cost savings of reducing turnover time.

Methods

Turnover time data for EUAs with a single ocular oncology provider at the University of Michigan were analyzed from 2021 to 2023. Direct cost of OR turnover was set at USD 25.73 per minute, and turnover time after business hours utilized a cost multiplier for overtime costs. A sensitivity analysis for turnover reduction savings was based on reducing turnover times to a goal turnover time. Primary outcomes were total and average turnover time and costs for pediatric ocular o

SUBMITTER: Portney DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11627585 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature