ABSTRACT
Objective:
to investigate the interval time between surgeries and factors that can influence this process.
Method:
a quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study carried out in three surgical centers of a large-sized hospital in southern Brazil. Collection took place in January and February 2020, by observing the interval between script-guided surgeries. Data analysis was performed by means of descriptive statistics, correlation and factor analysis.
Results:
the mean turnover time was 37 minutes. The disassembly (r=0.540, p<0.001 and r=0.406, p<0.001), cleaning (r=0.584, p<0.001) and assembly (r=0.689, p<0.001) variables were positively and moderately related to turnover. The interval was longer with patients coming from hospitalization units than from outpatient services and, after minor surgeries, the time was shorter than in medium-sized and major surgeries.
Conclusion:
reflections on surgical center processes are provided. They will be useful in planning, implementing and managing this sector.
DESCRIPTORS
Surgical Center Nursing; Surgical Centers; Operating Rooms; Health Management; Service Indicators
Source: The authors (2020). In the graph,* means the occurrence of a statistically significant difference in the ANOVA test (respectively: p<0.001; p=0.002; p=0.001;p <0.001; p=0.004) and that, in Tukey’s test, the time or number of the respective SC was different from the other two SCs (p<0.05).
Source: The authors (2020). In the graph, * means that the locus promoted a statistically significant difference between the medians (p<0.001).
Source: The authors (2020). In the graph, * means the occurrence of a statistically significant difference in the ANOVA (p=0.006) and Tukey tests: minor surgeries had shorter interval times than the other two categories (p<0.05)).