Table 2

Task durations in minutes from common tasks across the institutions studied

Institution123A3B3C45
Average time of surgery used per session (range)172.7 (160.03, 180.1)160.97 (142.61, 176.7)169.23 (163.87, 174.6)163.13 (142.7, 182.57)198.5 (185, 212.3)122.35 (110.53, 134.17)210.92 (194.5, 247.33)
Theatre utilisation quotient71.7%67.1%70.4%67.9%82.7%50.8%87.9%
Theatre utilisation quotient (assuming no cancellations)74.8%73.2%75.4%76.4%82.7%59.3%87.9%
Efficiency quotient66.0%65.2%66.4%71.9%76.1%65.6%75.8%
Surgery quotient53.2%42.4%44.0%42.9%52.9%56.1%56.7%
Average patient time in theatre (SD)26.74 (5.13)22.27 (5.1)17.23 (2.77)12.84 (2.32)11.88 (1.4)19.16 (4.96)10.06 (4.13)
Average time between cases (SD)3.75 (1.98)7.1 (3.67)6.17 (2.43)4.9 (56)1.53 (0.7)1.4 (1.12)3.4 (1.4)
Average time from patient entering theatre to start of operation (SD)8.65 (3.12)6.67 (2.72)2.86 (1.18)2.87 (0.58)2.45 (2.2)5.25 (1.98)1.43 (0.88)
Average time for patient to exit theatre after operation (SD)2.1 (1.1)3.2 (1.03)2.05 (0.65)1.93 (0.4)1.25 (0.3)2.53 (1.03)1.08 (0.48)
Average surgical time (SD)15.98 (3.93)12.4 (2.8)10.63 (2.53)8.1 (0.6)7.43 (1.47)11.43 (2.61)7.55 (3.38)
Average time surgeon spends on paperwork (SD)0.87 (0.37)3.7 (1.45)1.85 (0.93)1.88 (0.62000.95 (0.42)
Average surgeon scrub time (SD)2.33 (0.75)2.32 (1.1)1.92 (0.57)1.98 (0.78)1.43 (0.4)1.43 (0.37)1.6 (0.53)
Average nurse scrub time (SD)2.4 (0.8)2.13 (0.7)3.77 (1.28)2.85 (0.97)2.95 (0.33)2.4 (1.07)1.47 (0.8)
Average nurse time to prepare scrub trolley (SD)4.98 (1.55)4.1 (1.4)7.95 (0.88)8.03 (1.72)7.17 (1.5)5.6 (1.9)5.27 (1.53)
Average nurse time to prepare phacoemulsification machine (SD)2.72 (2.72)4.18 (1.8)3.15 (1.05)2.82 (0.65)2.6 (0.65)3.9 (1.37)2.07 (0.8)
Average nurse time to clear equipment (SD)3.68 (0.68)3.48 (1.07)5.35 (1.53)4.93 (1.47)6.37 (1.03)7.5 (2.08)3.48 (2.07)
Average time spent on WHO checklist (SD)0.65 (0.27)0.67 (0.17)0.7 (0.27)0.45 (0.15)0.27 (0.1)0.52 (0.18)0.73 (1.08)
Total no of key tasks performed by AHP per case11111212151218
Average time taken to complete key tasks by AHP per case (SD)9.95 (6.56)19.9 (4.15)26.57 (2.3)26.3 (3.15)29.67 (3.44)29.43 (4.89)28.7 (6.1)
Average scheduled team break timeNurses-staggered break, no break for surgeonNurses-staggered break, no break for surgeon14.7218.220.5No breaks (relatively short theatre session)37.8