Abstract
![CDATA[This paper reports on qualitative research recently undertaken in metropolitan and rural hospitals in New South Wales, Australia on decision-making practices of doctors and nurses who are managing unplanned surgical cases in operating rooms. Doctors and nurses were interviewed and presented with a decision-making model to guide the scheduling of unplanned surgical cases. Semi-structured interviews centred around current triage determinants and perceived enablers and barriers for better decision-making. We confirmed that "clinical priority'' and "time of arrival" are concrete determinants for queue placement on an emergency surgery list. In addition, we’ve found that inter- and intra-professional dynamics for effective communication between all decision-makers needs to be better understood and conclude that the proposed decision-making tool may be a catalyst for dialogue that helps improve decision-making practices and overall operating room utilisation.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on the Management of Healthcare & Medical Technology : 25-26 August, 2005, Aalborg, Denmark |
Publisher | Causal Productions |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Print) | 8791200482 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Event | International Conference on the Management of Healthcare and Medical Technology - Duration: 1 Jan 2005 → … |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on the Management of Healthcare and Medical Technology |
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Period | 1/01/05 → … |
Keywords
- surgery
- decision-making
- triage
- professional identity
- qualitative research