Operations engineering for more efficient operating rooms
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 01:42
in Physics & Chemistry
Work by specialists from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has led to significant improvements in turnover times for operating rooms at three California safety net hospitals, allowing 'many more hours of daytime surgery per year.' Because of the success of the program, the work will be expanded to include three more hospitals...
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