TY - GEN
T1 - Simulation-based design and traffic flow improvements in the operating room
AU - Khoshkenar, Amin
AU - Taaffe, Kevin
AU - Muhs, Miranda
AU - Fredendall, Lawrence
AU - Ferrand, Yann
AU - Joseph, Anjali
AU - San, Dee
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported by grant number P30HS0O24380 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The authors also thank the RIPCHD.OR Study Group for their contributions.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/6/28
Y1 - 2017/6/28
N2 - A simulation model was created to model the traffic flow in the operating room. A key research challenge in operating room design is to create the most efficient layout that supports staff and patient requirements on the day of surgery. The simulation allows comparison of base model designs to future designs using several performance measures. To develop the model, we videotaped multiple surgeries in a set of operating rooms and then coded all activities by location, agent and purpose. Our current analysis compares layouts based on total distance walked by agents, as well as the number of contacts, measured as the number of times agents must change their path to accommodate some other agent or physical constraint in the room. We demonstrate the value and capability of the model by improving traffic flow in the operating room as a result of rotating the bed orientation.
AB - A simulation model was created to model the traffic flow in the operating room. A key research challenge in operating room design is to create the most efficient layout that supports staff and patient requirements on the day of surgery. The simulation allows comparison of base model designs to future designs using several performance measures. To develop the model, we videotaped multiple surgeries in a set of operating rooms and then coded all activities by location, agent and purpose. Our current analysis compares layouts based on total distance walked by agents, as well as the number of contacts, measured as the number of times agents must change their path to accommodate some other agent or physical constraint in the room. We demonstrate the value and capability of the model by improving traffic flow in the operating room as a result of rotating the bed orientation.
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U2 - 10.1109/WSC.2017.8248019
DO - 10.1109/WSC.2017.8248019
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85044545254
T3 - Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference
SP - 2975
EP - 2983
BT - 2017 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2017
A2 - Chan, Victor
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2017 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2017
Y2 - 3 December 2017 through 6 December 2017
ER -