Computing, Robotics, and Imaging for the Surgical Platform
Table 2 Correlation of first case start times and output from RFID system in the preoperative area
From: An intelligent hospital operating room to improve patient health care
Date | RFID time | Scheduled OR time (first case start) | Actual patient in-room time | Documented delay cause | Â | Minutes between RFID and in-room time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/19/15 | 7:23:17 | 7:30 | 7:30 | N/A | Â | 0:06:43 |
03/23/15 | 7:27:34 | 7:30 | 7:40 | Staff surgeon related | Â | 0:12:26 |
03/23/15 | 7:10:01 | 7:30 | 7:30 | N/A | Â | 0:19:59 |
03/24/15 | 7:20:20 | 7:30 | 7:29 | N/A | Â | 0:08:40 |
03/26/15 | 7:08:43 | 7:30 | 7:29 | N/A | Â | 0:20:17 |
03/30/15 | 7:31:19 | 7:30 | 7:52 | Staff surgeon related | Â | 0:20:41 |
04/01/15 | 8:57:08 | 9:00 | 9:02 | Staff surgeon related | Â | 0:04:52 |
04/02/15 | 7:16:48 | 7:30 | 7:35 | Staff surgeon related | Â | 0:18:12 |
04/06/15 | 7:31:37 | 7:30 | 7:38 | N/A | Â | 0:06:23 |
04/07/15 | 7:32:15 | 7:30 | 7:42 | Staff surgeon related | Â | 0:09:45 |
04/08/15 | 7:49:50 | 9:00 | 9:14 | Staff nursing related | Â | 1:24:10 |
04/10/15 | 7:26:35 | 7:30 | 7:34 | Staff surgeon related | Â | 0:07:25 |
04/16/15 | 7:24:07 | 7:30 | 7:30 | N/A | Â | 0:05:53 |
04/20/15 | 7:38:03 | 7:30 | 7:41 | Staff surgeon related | Â | 0:02:57 |
04/20/15 | 7:28:45 | 7:30 | 7:39 | Staff surgeon related | Â | 0:10:15 |
04/27/15 | 6:47:41 | 7:30 | 7:36 | Staff surgeon related | Â | 0:48:19 |
Mean (for 7:30 start times) | 7:21:56 | Â | 69Â % late | Â | Mean | 0:17:56 |