Comparison of Statistical Methods to Predict the Time to Complete a Series of Surgical Cases
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
- Vol. 15 (1) , 45-51
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1009999830753
Abstract
We present a statistical model for predicting the time to complete a series of successive, elective surgical cases. The use of sample means of case times and turnover times when scheduling cases does...Keywords
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