ArticleCureus2025
Implementing a Preoperative Holding Area: Feasibility and Early Effects on First-Case Orthopaedic Theatre Starts in a Major Trauma Centre.
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Background Timely first-case starts underpin theatre productivity and reduce downstream delays. We evaluated whether introducing a proximal preoperative holding area improved first-case start performance across four orthopaedic theatres in a major trauma centre (MTC). Methods We conducted a prospective quality-improvement project (QIP) comparing a 2-week pre-intervention baseline with a 2-week post-intervention assessment period. The paediatric anaesthesia recovery bay was repurposed as a preoperative holding area for eligible adult first-case patients when available. Paediatric cases and cancelled lists were excluded. Operational timestamps were extracted from operating room management software and converted to minutes after 08:00. Primary outcomes were first-case send-for time and anaesthetic start time. Group comparisons used two-sided Welch's
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