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Use of a Deployable Medical System During the Remodeling of an OR
Author(s) -
Etchells Joyce L.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)61809-7
Subject(s) - workload , veterans affairs , suite , center (category theory) , operations management , control (management) , process management , process (computing) , quality (philosophy) , computer science , operations research , medicine , engineering , political science , artificial intelligence , chemistry , law , crystallography , operating system , philosophy , epistemology
How can a five‐suite OR be remodeled while providing continuous, cost‐effective surgical procedures without decreasing workload? Such a question was met with an innovative answer at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fresno, Calif. Deployable Medical System units were selected to provide surgical support. The decision‐making process, challenges, and surgical capabilities will be reviewed. Methods of quality control are presented, and cost benefits are described. AORN J 73 (April 2001) 815–821.