Table 1.
Summary of 20 days pre- and post-surgical scheduling data collection.
| Measurement | Pre-Surgical | Post-Surgical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Collection | ||
| Data collection start date | 26 October 2015 | 26 October 2015 |
| Data collection end date | 4 December 2015 | 4 December 2015 |
| Number of days | 20 days | 20 days |
| Number of surgeries | 1016 | 1391 |
| Average surgeries per day | 50.80 | 69.55 |
| Standard Deviation | 7.46 | 13.14 |
| Time of Surgeries | ||
| Morning Session (08:30–12:00) | 613 | 808 |
| Mid-Daytime Session (12:00–13:00) | 157 | 222 |
| Afternoon Session (13:00–16:30) | 246 | 361 |
| Overtime Surgeries | ||
| Surgeries during office hours * | 933 | 1305 |
| Surgeries possibly out of office hours | 83 | 86 |
| Surgeries not during office hours | 32 | 45 |
| Surgery Changes | ||
| Surgery schedule changes | 141 | |
| Operating room changes | 326 | |
| Additional cases (average **/std. deviation) | 437 (21.85/8.07) | |
| Emergency cases (average **/std. deviation) | 10 | 268 (13.40/4.21) |
| Cancellation (average **/std. deviation) | 63 (3.15/1.93) | |
| Surgery Duration | ||
| Maximum surgery duration (minutes) | 750 | 750 |
| Minimum surgery duration (minutes) | 12 | 12 |
| Average/std. deviation (minutes) | 79.44 (67.95) | 80.78 (69.38) |
* Office hours: 08:30:00–16:30:00; ** per day.