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Operating theatre time, where does it all go?

Operating theatre time, where does it all go?

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Operating theatre time, where does it all go?

FromThe BMJ Podcast

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Waiting times in theatre can be a source of friction – but is the delay due to mandatory anaesthetic faff around time (MAFAT), or AWOL surgeons?

Elizabeth Travis, and orthopaedic house officer in New Zealand and colleagues, have been trying to create and evidence base to argue the toss, and she joins me now to discuss her study, Operating theatre time, where does it all go?

Read the full research:
http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7182
Released:
Dec 19, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.