Table 1 Distribution of Surgeries at the Four Sites and List of Interviewees
From: Orthopedist involvement in the management of clinical activities: a case study
Number of surgeries performed between April 2013 and March 2014a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Site A | Site B | Site C | Site D | |
Pathway | ||||
Total knee replacement (TKR) | 133 | 142 | 52 | 467 |
Total hip replacement (THR) | 137 | 105 | – | 313 |
Hip fracture (HF) | 364 | – | – | 301 |
Interviewees | ||||
Operating block (OB) coordinators | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Operating block assistant head nurses | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nurses (surgical first assistants or clinical nurses) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Assistant (OB) coordinators for preoperative care and/or ambulatory care units | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Post-operative clinical unit heads | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Assistant head nurses (AHN) for postoperative care | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Physiotherapists | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Social workers and/or the liaison nurse | 1 | 1 | ||
Orthopedists | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |