title: Evaluation of benefits related to reduced length of stays in postanesthesia care units.
abstract: The study's purpose was to estimate the potential economic benefit of the optimization of postanesthesia care units (PACUs). A simulation model was designed and used to test the economic impact of a reduction of length of stay. For the studied PACU, a reduction of 25% of length of stay is required to yield significant economic results.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Nationale de la Santé Publique.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tibi-Lévy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Pouvourville
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rozenholc
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goursot
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clergue
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Délémontey
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feiss
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Laxenaire
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marty
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Béresniak
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D005602:France; D005102:Health Expenditures; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000191:economics*; D011997:Recovery Room / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*