Researchers from the University of Iowa’s department of anesthesiology in Iowa City looked at two hospitals’ communication systems, including numeric paging and internal wireless audio, and analyzed if they enhanced care coordination. The researchers found at least 45 percent of pages originated outside of the operating room for hospital A and 56 percent for hospital B. Urgent OR requests accounted for only 0.2 percent to 1.8 percent of the calls.
The team concluded that anesthesia productivity could be improved if communication systems are focused on care coordination outside of the OR, in areas such as the holding area or control desk.
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