Publications by authors named "Safa Chabouh"
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is causing management difficulties in the Tunisian healthcare system inventory management and the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Aim: Calculate the number of PPE needed for MAMI Hospital Ariana (dedicated hospital to COVID patients) to avoid stock-outs.
Methods: This study proposed a calculation method of the PPE needs for the intensive care and pneumology departments.
Article Synopsis
- In Tunisia, in-centre haemodialysis is the primary form of dialysis, but there's a shortage of machines, leading to the exploration of Home Haemodialysis (HHD) as a viable alternative.
- The study aimed to analyze the costs of different home dialysis options, using Activity-Based Costing to evaluate the expenses associated with each modality.
- Results showed that Home Peritoneal Dialysis was the cheapest option at 25,344 TND annually, while Conventional HHD was also a potential solution, suggesting the Tunisian health ministry could consider implementing it to enhance patient care.
A pull-strategy for the appointment scheduling of surgical patients in a hospital-integrated facility.
Health Syst (Basingstoke)
April 2021
This paper addresses the daily appointment scheduling (AS) of patients in a hospital-integrated facility where outpatients and inpatients are treated simultaneously and share critical resources. We propose a lean approach based on the pull-strategy "Constant Work in Process" (ConWIP) to develop robust and easy-to-implement AS rules. Our objective is to reduce patients' waiting time and maximise the use rate of resources while considering the global surgical process and stochastic service times.
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