Estimating maximum patient throughput at an ED scanner: Is three patients per hour the magic number?

Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Feb:40:159-161. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.10.012. Epub 2020 Oct 10.

Authors

Bryan A Stenson¹, Joshua W Joseph², Peter S Antkowiak², Robin B Levenson³, David T Chiu², Leon D Sanchez²

Affiliations

¹ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, One Deaconess Road, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: bstenson@bidmc.harvard.edu.
² Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, One Deaconess Road, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
³ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 33082061
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.10.012

No abstract available

Keywords: Bottleneck; Computed Tomography; Queuing; Scans; Throughput.

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Publication types

Observational Study

MeSH terms

Contrast Media / administration & dosage
Efficiency, Organizational
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Female
Humans
Male
Time and Motion Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Waiting Lists
Workflow

Substances

Contrast Media