ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate different monitoring methods for detecting the presence of organic or biological matter before and after cleaning disinfection processes operating room. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study based on visual inspection, adenosine triphosphate levels microbiological culture assessment disinfection. Results: 93.3% surfaces inspected visually purpose were conside...

Operating room scheduling is an important operational problem in most hospitals. In this paper, a novel mixed integer programming MIP model is presented for minimizing Cmax and operating room idle times in hospitals. Using this model, we can determine the allocation of resources including operating rooms, surgeons, and assistant surgeons to surgeries, moreover the sequence of surgeries within o...

The incidence of surgical site infection differs among operating rooms (ORs). However, cost effectiveness interventions targeting ORs depends on counts. purpose this study was to quantify the inequality counts ORs. We performed a single-centre historical cohort elective cases spanning 160-week period from May 2017 2020, identifying within 90 days using International Classification Diseases, Ten...