Emergency department treatment process planning: a field research, case analysis, and simulation approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has forced accelerated optimization of Emergency Department (ED) process, and simulation tools offer an alternative approach to strategic assessment and selection.

Methods

Field research and case analysis methods were used to obtain the treatment process and medical records information from the ED of a general hospital. Minitab was used for analysis of the measurement system, and Arena was applied for simulation modelling. We established a framework for the triage protocol of ordinary and quarantined patients, analysed bottlenecks in the treatment time of the hospital's ED, and proposed an optimised management strategy.

Results

The computed tomography (CT) pre-scheduling strategy simulation results demonstrated that l

SUBMITTER: Huang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201160 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature