Event-based knowledge elicitation of operating room management decision-making using scenarios adapted from information systems data

Table 2 Chapter Topics and Number of Scenarios in Each Chapter

Chapter	Scenarios	Title
1	3	Definitions - Service and Staffing^†
2	1	Definitions - Elective, Emergent, and Urgent
3	1	Definitions - Allocated OR Time
4	1	Definitions - Case Duration & Turnover Time
5	4	Definitions - OR Efficiency
6	1	Definition - Labor Productivity
7	2	Allocated OR Time versus Block Time
8	1	Definitions - Service and Allocated OR Time
9	4	Allocations to Maximize OR Efficiency
10	1	Allocating OR Time Based on Qualitative Data
11	2	Allocating OR Time to the OTHER Service
12	1	Estimating Total Under-utilized OR Time
13	1	Budgeting Based on Estimated Staffing^† Costs
14	5	Releasing OR Time Based on OR Efficiency
15	1	Scheduled Delays between Cases
16	6	Scheduling Cases to Maximize OR Efficiency
17	2	Moving Cases on the Day of Surgery
18	6	Day of Surgery Decisions
19	2	Sequencing Urgent Cases
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^† Choosing staffing is synonymous with calculating optimal allocation of operating room (OR) time based on minimizing the expected inefficiency of use of OR time [1].

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