Open AccessImproving on-time start for iMRI neurosurgeries
Author(s) -
Natascha Fherzinah Rustom Ghadiali,
David Koh,
Kuok Wei Chia,
Shin Yi Quek
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.110270
Subject(s) - medicine , workflow , medical physics , interventional magnetic resonance imaging , baseline (sea) , multidisciplinary approach , neurosurgery , magnetic resonance imaging , surgery , radiology , computer science , social science , oceanography , database , sociology , geology
In the Singapore General Hospital, intraoperative MRI (iMRI) neurosurgery is a multi-disciplinary process that involves staff from multiple departments. However, a baseline analysis showed that only 10.5% of iMRI neurosurgeries start on time, resulting in unnecessary waste of resources. The project aimed to improve the percentage of on-time start iMRI neurosurgeries to 100% within nine months.