The Effect of Satellite Laboratory Installation on Chemotherapy Waiting Time in an Oncology Treatment Unit
| Autor: | Abdullah Bany Hamdan, Sheena Peethambaran, Jesusa Christine Tamani, Abdullah Mohammed Aldakhil, Isamme AlFayyad, Mushabbab Al Asiri, Richard Erlandez, Sherwynn Javison, Musa Alharbi, Huda AlKarim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Waiting time
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Treatment unit chemotherapy Employee Workload Turnaround time 03 medical and health sciences Health services 0302 clinical medicine Patient experience Medicine cancer satellite laboratory Chemotherapy 030504 nursing business.industry General Engineering Reduction rate Quality Improvement Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Emergency medicine 0305 other medical science business waiting time |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Background Timely treatment is a patient's right. Increasing the efficiency of laboratory testing could potentially improve hospital operations, provide quicker access to health services, and have a positive impact on patient experience. Installation of a satellite laboratory may shorten laboratory turnaround time (TAT) and chemotherapy waiting time. Method The laboratory TAT and chemotherapy waiting time were analyzed and compared before and three years after the establishment of the satellite laboratory. Result The mean laboratory TAT decreased from one hour and 30 minutes at baseline in 2012 to 43, 43, and 37 minutes in 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively; a reduction rate of 59%. Mean chemotherapy waiting time also reduced, from a 2012 baseline of 252 minutes to 170, 157, and 146 minutes in 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively; a reduction rate of 42%. Conclusion The reduced chemotherapy waiting time after the installation of a satellite laboratory had a positive impact on patient care. It also reduced employee workload and maximized the utilization of hospital resources. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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