[Organization of an operational site. Comparison of the durations of intervention planned and real].
OBJECTIVE
To improve planning of our operational site by comparing the durations of intervention scheduled by the surgeons and the real durations of occupation of room of intervention, surgical procedure and surgical operation.


METHODS
Prospective study carried out of December 8, 2003 to February 27, 2004.


METHODS
Anaesthetic and surgical times of the interventions of visceral and gynaecological surgery were raised. From these data several durations were calculated like the duration of occupation of the room of intervention, surgical procedure and surgical operation. These durations were compared with the durations envisaged by the surgeons to carry out the planning of the operational activity.


RESULTS
Two hundred and ten interventions were studied. The analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the duration planned and the real duration of occupation of the room of intervention 45 minutes [5-125] (p<0.0001). The duration planned corresponded with duration of surgical operation, duration which did not take into account anaesthetic induction and surgical installation.


CONCLUSIONS
The effectiveness of the planning of an operational site depends on the exactness of the durations scheduled, which are used for its realization. It is significant that all the actors of the operating theatre suite use the durations closest to reality.
Mérat
S
S
Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées du Val-de-Grâce, 74, boulevard de Port-Royal, 75005 Paris, France. merat.stephane@wanadoo.fr
Tortosa
J-C
JC
Vincenti-Rouquette
I
I
Fèvre
G
G
Rousseau
J-M
JM
D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures