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Paper Title
How Computer Simulation can be used in Operating Room Schedule Development: A Case Study
Authors
Balagopal Gopakumar
Abstract
The rise in the number of hip & knee replacement surgeries in the United States has given impetus to the opening of dedicated surgical centers. Balancing the utilization of the operating room and admitted beds are critical for such centers. We propose a discrete event based simulation modeling approach to evaluate the impact of bed occupancy due to different surgical schedules. Simulation study was able to determine the best surgical schedule which accommodated the budgeted surgical volume while ensuring that the bed occupancy on weekends were minimal, enabling the nursing unit to close during Sundays.
Keywords- discrete event simulation (DES), surgical scheduling
Publication Details
Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1603128Page Number(s) - 780-785Pubished in - Volume 4 | Issue 3 | August 2016DOI (Digital Object Identifier) - Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)
Cite this Article
Balagopal Gopakumar, "How Computer Simulation can be used in Operating Room Schedule Development: A Case Study", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.4, Issue 3, pp.780-785, August 2016, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1603128.pdf
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