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5 Innovations in Infection Prevention - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - June 2018

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5 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • J U N E 2 0 1 8 W hy do we obsess over turnover time? It's simple: Time is money and highly resource-intensive OR time is incredibly expensive. And besides being a source of lost revenue, room delays can frustrate surgeons, staff and patients. We all want to lower our turnover times, but what exactly are we measuring? Depends on whom you ask. For your nurses, turnover time is typically "wheels out" to "wheels in," mean- ing from when one patient leaves the OR until the next patient enters. For your anesthesiologists, turnover time is typically from when one patient is trans- ported to PACU and report is given until the next patient's anesthetic induction. And for your surgeons, turnover time is typically from closure of one patient's wound until the next patient's incision. The Quest for Faster Room Turnover 9 steps for more efficient room setup and teardown. Margaret Wasserman, BSN, RN, CNOR | Chicago, Ill. Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN, CNOR • READY, SET … OR turnover time is most efficient when everyone is on the same page, using the same definition of room turnover.

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