Whether you’re a surgeon or a nurse, working in an operating room can be a stressful situation if you’re not prepared. Fortunately, there are some ways that you can streamline this department so that it’s as efficient as possible for the staff and the patients.
Timing
One of the things to increase OR efficiency from the beginning of the day is to make sure the start times for surgeries are upheld. Patients are often asked to be at the hospital at a certain time for operations, which means that the nurses and doctors should also be ahead of schedule so that the room and supplies can be set up to begin the procedure on time.
Getting Done
Procedures should be carefully planned and scheduled over a period of time that allows for the surgeon to complete what needs to be done so that the next patient can be seen. In order to increase OR efficiency, surgeons and nurses can work together to make sure tasks are completed with ease in the operating room and to ensure that everyone knows details about the procedure so that there is no stalling in the middle of a case.
Management
The key to a successful operating room is management. There should be someone to efficiently manage the schedules of the surgeons and someone who can manage the recovery area in order to get patients to where they need to go after surgery. Managers can also assist in keeping the operating room running smoothly by communicating with other workers in the hospital to ensure that labs are completed on time and that any outside services are performed in a timely manner.
Contact Sharp Fluidics for more information about how to efficiently run your operating room.
