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Table 1 Comparison of organizational factors between the two analyzed departments

From: Productivity in relation to organization of a surgical department: a retrospective observational study

Organizational factor

GS Department

CT Department

Dedicated anesthesiologist

Shared resource (one responsible for multiple ORs)

Allocated to one OR

Access to auxiliary personnel outside of the OR

Sometimes

Always

Operating room nurses both scrubbed in and in assisting/circulating role

Never

In 77.4% of operations

Lunch breaks for OR team

Staff usually replaced during lunch

Team-member interchange

Same working hours for the whole team

Usually

Always

Total number of personnel at each department

~ 80

~ 40

Maximum number of personnel in the OR during surgery

6

6

Working hours

07:00–16:30

07:00–16:00

  1. GS general surgery, CT cardiothoracic surgery, OR operating room