The South African procedural times glossary

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Keywords:

operating theatre management, operating theatre, operating theatre efficiency, metrics

Abstract

The South African perioperative field has lagged behind other countries in developing a glossary of terms that can be used to compare individual operating rooms (ORs) within the same hospital, perioperative services across different systems, and larger elements of the country’s health service. In 1998, the Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors (AACD) in the United States of America (USA) established the procedural times glossary (PTG). We have developed an adaptation of the AACD’s PTG with familiar South African terminology which will allow for better comparison between South African operating rooms as well as more informed comparison with the international literature. This first iteration is intended to start the conversation about procedural times and indices, and initiate a process aimed at refining these terms as further versions are required and developed.

Author Biographies

GL Davies, University of Cape Town

Department of Anaesthesia, Paarl Hospital and Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-Operative Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

AR Reed, University of Cape Town

Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-Operative Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town and Department of Anaesthesia, New Somerset Hospital, Greenpoint, South Africa

MH Tsai, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, United States of America

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Published

2023-10-19

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 5 (2023)

Section

Original Research

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