Publications by authors named "Bart JJM Berden"
Development of a decision analytical framework to prioritise operating room capacity: lessons learnt from an empirical example on delayed elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic in a hospital in the Netherlands.
Maroeska M Rovers Stan RW Wijn Janneke PC Grutters Sanne JJPM Metsemakers Robin J Vermeulen Bart JJM Berden
BMJ Open
April 2022
Article Synopsis
- Researchers created a way to decide which surgeries should be done first after COVID-19, focusing on how it affects people's health and costs.
- They looked at 13 common surgeries and found that delaying surgeries like hip replacements really affects people's quality of life the most, while some surgeries have lower impacts.
- The study showed that waiting for surgeries led to a big money loss for the hospital, especially after the first COVID-19 wave, and their framework can help hospitals prioritize surgeries better in the future.