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Minimizing the waiting time for emergency surgery

J. V. Essen, E. Hans, J. Hurink, A. Oversberg

2012.6.1Operations Research for Health Care

DOI: 10.1016/j.orhc.2012.05.002

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Computer results show that the ‘Fixed Goal Values’ algorithm reduces the waiting time of emergency surgeries by approximately 10% when compared to the schedule used at the Erasmus Medical Centre.

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ESSEN, J. V., et al. Minimizing the waiting time for emergency surgery. Operations Research for Health Care, 2012, 1: 34–44.