Table 7 The effect of the six scenarios on theatre performance
From: Quantifying the effect of complications on patient flow, costs and surgical throughputs
Scenarios | Theatre performance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancellations | 95Â % CI | Throughputs | 95Â % CI | |
Baseline | 9 | 5.81─11.52 | 174 | 146.22─202.98 |
1. No complications | 0 | - | 197 | 173.12─220.48 |
2. Eliminate infections | 10 | 7.77─12.50 | 188 | 165.60─211.80 |
3. Eliminate high cost complications | 3 | 2.26─3.74 | 188 | 164─212 |
4. Increasing OR operating days | 15.17 | 11.71─18.62 | 204.17 | 186─221 |
5. Extra 1 ICU bed | 3.87 | 2.87─4.87 | 218.47 | 215.80─221.13 |
6. Lowering postoperative LOS by 40 % | 18.67 | 15.58─21.76 | 196.60 | 174.70─218.50 |