New Orleans—Saving time in the operating room not only saves money but also increases patient safety and satisfaction, and hospitals are honing in on ways to do that.
OR costs ranged from $22 to $133 per minute, depending on the complexity of the procedure, with an average cost pegged at $62 a minute, according to an older study of 100 hospitals in the United States (J Cosmetic Surg 2005;22[1]:25-34).
That did not include surgeon and anesthesiologist fees.
The per-minute