title: A Literature Review on Validated Simulations of the Surgical Services.
abstract: The surgical department is a critical unit that oversees multiple surgical-based clinical pathways and works with various other units in a hospital. This department faces numerous challenges relating to variability in demand and management of resources. The aim of this article is to review the application of validated simulation models on hospital-wide surgical services. Each of these models is broadly classified by (i) simulation method and (ii) level of detail given to the management of "patient pathways" and "staff workflows". We remark that very few studies have given attention to the management of staff workflows in their validated simulation models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, 70 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand. skia593@aucklanduni.ac.nz.
authors.forename: K W
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1602-4897
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Soh
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, 70 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, 70 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057188:Workflow
keywords: Patient pathway; Simulation model; Staff workflow; Surgical services; Validation