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. 2020 Jul 27;11(3):299–307. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.119

Table 1. Input Parameters .

Parameter Input Value Input Value Specific Per OR Setting Source
Conventional(Range) Hybrid(Range)
General
Surface of OR (m2) 48.5 (40.6-57.0) 85.4 (52.3-106.2) Hospital data
OR availability per year (min) 122 400 122 400 Hospital data and available hours assumed to be the same for the hybrid OR
Utilization rate of OR (%) 92 (87-96)a 43 (14-55)a,b
Construction
Costs for a general m2 in a hospital (€) 3 479 21
Differentiation rate over a general square meter in a hospital per category (%):
OR department 160 21 and expert opinion
Holding 140
Recovery 140
Corridor and offices 75
Technical rooms 75
Sanitary/washing rooms 100
Annual interest (%) 4.2 20
Lifespan (y) 25 20
Maintenance (%) 5 20
Inventory
Lifespan (years) 10 20
Maintenance for general inventory (%) 5 20
Maintenance for medical imaging devices (%) 8 Expert opinion
Personnel
Costs per hour (€) academic setting
Medical specialist 117.59 20,23
Medical assistant 36.84
Technician 36.84
Costs per hour (€) general hospital
Medical specialist 120.71 20,23
Medical assistant 38.06
Technician 38.06
Annual loaded working hours 20
Medical specialist 2 100
Medical assistant 1 558
Technician 1 558
Overhead
Calculated over construction and personnel (%) 38 20

Abbreviation: OR, operating room.

aBased on only 4 hospitals.

bUtilization rate of hybrid OR has a slightly different definition than the utilization rate of the conventional OR: annual number of procedures with the use of the C-arm divided by the total annual procedures in the hybrid OR, multiplied with the utilization rate of a conventional OR.