The ratio of PACU length-of-stay to surgical duration: Practical observations.
Journal
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
ISSN: 1399-6576
Titre abrégé: Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0370270
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2019
10 2019
Historique:
received:
20
01
2019
revised:
29
04
2019
accepted:
13
05
2019
pubmed:
3
7
2019
medline:
29
9
2020
entrez:
3
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Operating room (OR) and post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) activity are closely linked since the number, type, and sequence of surgeries influence subsequent PACU activity. We aimed to explore the relationship between duration-of-surgery (DOS) and PACU length-of-stay (LOS), the PACU-LOS:DOS ratio, since it is among the determinants of the number of PACU beds and nurse staffing required to insure efficient egress of patients from the OR. PACU-LOS:DOS ratio was examined using retrospective data from a tertiary medical center's surgical information system (Phase 1) and prospectively collected data from a convenience sample of post-operative patients (Phase 2). Phase 1 included 17 047 patients, the majority (73%) with PACU-LOS:DOS ratios >1.0, indicating PACU-LOS longer than DOS. Median PACU-LOS was 117 minutes, median DOS was 80 minutes, and median PACU-LOS/DOS ratio was 1.5. PACU-LOS showed greater variability than DOS because of extended PACU stays. Phase 2 (n = 2054) confirmed Phase 1 results (median PACU-LOS/DOS ratio - 1.8). In both phases at a DOS of >130 minutes PACU-LOS/DOS ratio became <1.0. In 24% of Phase 2 patients PACU-LOS was prolonged because of administrative issues. Post-operative, more than pre- and intra-operative, measurements influenced PACU-LOS. The PACU-LOS/DOS ratio proved useful for demonstrating interactions between 2 central components of the surgical system. The many patients with PACU-LOS:DOS ratios >1.0 provides objective evidence for the number of PACU beds exceeding the number of ORs.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Operating room (OR) and post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) activity are closely linked since the number, type, and sequence of surgeries influence subsequent PACU activity. We aimed to explore the relationship between duration-of-surgery (DOS) and PACU length-of-stay (LOS), the PACU-LOS:DOS ratio, since it is among the determinants of the number of PACU beds and nurse staffing required to insure efficient egress of patients from the OR.
METHODS
PACU-LOS:DOS ratio was examined using retrospective data from a tertiary medical center's surgical information system (Phase 1) and prospectively collected data from a convenience sample of post-operative patients (Phase 2).
RESULTS
Phase 1 included 17 047 patients, the majority (73%) with PACU-LOS:DOS ratios >1.0, indicating PACU-LOS longer than DOS. Median PACU-LOS was 117 minutes, median DOS was 80 minutes, and median PACU-LOS/DOS ratio was 1.5. PACU-LOS showed greater variability than DOS because of extended PACU stays. Phase 2 (n = 2054) confirmed Phase 1 results (median PACU-LOS/DOS ratio - 1.8). In both phases at a DOS of >130 minutes PACU-LOS/DOS ratio became <1.0. In 24% of Phase 2 patients PACU-LOS was prolonged because of administrative issues. Post-operative, more than pre- and intra-operative, measurements influenced PACU-LOS.
CONCLUSIONS
The PACU-LOS/DOS ratio proved useful for demonstrating interactions between 2 central components of the surgical system. The many patients with PACU-LOS:DOS ratios >1.0 provides objective evidence for the number of PACU beds exceeding the number of ORs.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1143-1151Subventions
Organisme : Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center
Pays : International
Informations de copyright
© 2019 The Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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