title: [Processing times in anaesthesiological specialty].
abstract: The operating theatre is one of the most expensive areas in German hospitals. Contributing to high cost are badly arranged perioperative processes, which should be avoided. An appreciation of processing times and an illustration of department-specific operating figures are vital in order to ensure cost-efficiency. Specific software based on DRG-data is available to evaluate processing-times from an economic perspective.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Klinikum Ludwigsburg. mende.hm@web.de
authors.forename: Hendrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mende
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005858:Germany; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018803:Models, Economic; D012984:Software; D013997:Time Factors; D016526:Workload