Measuring quality indicators in the operating room: cleaning and turnover time

Authors

  • Marli de Carvalho Jericó Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Especializada
  • Márcia Galan Perroca Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Especializada
  • Vivian Colombo da Penha Associação Beneficente Hospital Universitário; Unidade São Francisco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000500023

Keywords:

Operating Room Nursing, Indicators, Management Indicators, Indicators of Health Services, Surgical Procedures, Operative

Abstract

This exploratory-descriptive study was carried out in the Surgical Center Unit of a university hospital aiming to measure time spent with concurrent cleaning performed by the cleaning service and turnover time and also investigated potential associations between cleaning time and the surgery's magnitude and specialty, period of the day and the room's size. The sample consisted of 101 surgeries, computing cleaning time and 60 surgeries, computing turnover time. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze time and Pearson's correlation to study potential correlations. The time spent in concurrent cleaning was 7.1 minutes and turnover time was 35.6 minutes. No association between cleaning time and the other variables was found. These findings can support nurses in the efficient use of resources thereby speeding up the work process in the operating room.

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Published

2011-10-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 5 (2011)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Measuring quality indicators in the operating room: cleaning and turnover time . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(5), 1239-1246. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000500023