SynthesisJournal of medical systems2011
Systematic review of the use of computer simulation modeling of patient flow in surgical care.
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- Simulation Modelling in Healthcare: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Literature Reviews.PharmacoEconomics · 2017Pooled it
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- Discrete event simulation and agent-based modelling of distributed situation awareness in patient flow management.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Leveraging quality improvement initiatives to support development of decision support tools in healthcare.Health systems (Basingstoke, England) · 2025Article
- Improving COVID-19 vaccination centre operation through computer modelling and simulation.Health systems (Basingstoke, England) · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Impact of the Level of Robustness in Operating Room Scheduling Problems.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Patient Throughput Initiatives in Ambulatory Care Organizations during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Surgical workflow simulation for the design and assessment of operating room setups in orthopedic surgery.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2020Article
- Decision makers' experience of participatory dynamic simulation modelling: methods for public health policy.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2018Article
- Knowledge mobilisation for policy development: implementing systems approaches through participatory dynamic simulation modelling.Health research policy and systems · 2017Article
- Operational strategies to manage non-elective orthopaedic surgical flows: a simulation modelling study.BMJ open · 2017Article
- A Literature Review on Validated Simulations of the Surgical Services.Journal of medical systems · 2017Review
- Simulation modelling as a tool for knowledge mobilisation in health policy settings: a case study protocol.Health research policy and systems · 2016Article
- StratBAM: A Discrete-Event Simulation Model to Support Strategic Hospital Bed Capacity Decisions.Journal of medical systems · 2015Article
- Improving patient waiting times: a simulation study of an obesity care service.BMJ quality & safety · 2014Article
- A generic simulation model to assess the performance of sterilization services in health establishments.Health care management science · 2013Article
- Using discrete event simulation to design a more efficient hospital pharmacy for outpatients.Health care management science · 2011Article
- The Diffusion of Discrete Event Simulation Approaches in Health Care Management in the Past Four Decades: A Comprehensive Review.MDM policy & practiceReview
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Abstract
Computer simulation has been employed to evaluate proposed changes in the delivery of health care. However, little is known about the utility of simulation approaches for analysis of changes in the delivery of surgical care. We searched eight bibliographic databases for this comprehensive review of the literature published over the past five decades, and found 34 publications that reported on simulation models for the flow of surgical patients. The majority of these publications presented a description of the simulation approach: 91% outlined the underlying assumptions for modeling, 88% presented the system requirements, and 91% described the input and output data. However, only half of the publications reported that models were constructed to address the needs of policy-makers, and only 26% reported some involvement of health system managers and policy-makers in the simulation study. In addition, we found a wide variation in the presentation of assumptions, system requirements, input and output data, and results of simulation-based policy analysis.
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