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 |