A simulation-based approach to reduce waiting times in emergency departments

Aydin  Teymourifar

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-09385-2_21

A simulation-based approach to reduce waiting times in emergency departments

Aydin Teymourifar

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The goal of this work is to utilize a simulation model to reduce waiting times before examinations in emergency departments. Different types of arrivals to an emergency department, basic processes, and possible queues are explained. The implementation is conducted in the Rockwell Arena software and some related details are provided. The validity of the simulation model is demonstrated. Then scenarios are developed based on limited boosting of resources to reduce waiting times. It is analyzed how waiting times can be reduced. Also, it is discussed that which resources should be increased for this aim. The Process Analyzer software is used for the analysis of the scenarios, whose details are given. It is also analyzed how the utilization rate of resources changes in scenarios. Data from the literature are used for experimental results. Since the analyzes are based on generalizable approaches, they can be applied in similar emergency departments. The results show that with a reasonable increase in resources, it is possible to significantly reduce waiting times. The implications that may be useful in the management of emergency departments are presented.

Idioma original	English
Título da publicação do anfitrião	Innovations in Mechatronics Engineering II, ICIE 2022
Editores	José Machado, Filomena Soares, Justyna Trojanowska, Sahin Yildirim, Jiří Vojtěšek, Pierluigi Rea, Bogdan Gramescu, Olena O. Hrybiuk
Editora	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Páginas	232–244
Número de páginas	13
ISBN (impresso)	9783031093845
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09385-2_21
Estado da publicação	Publicado - 2022
Evento	2nd International Conference Innovation in Engineering, ICIE 2022 - Braga Duração: 28 jun. 2022 → 30 jun. 2022

Série de publicação

Nome	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (impresso)	2195-4356
ISSN (eletrónico)	2195-4364

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Conferência	2nd International Conference Innovation in Engineering, ICIE 2022
País/Território	Portugal
Cidade	Braga
Período	28/06/22 → 30/06/22

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CEECINST2018 - A. Teymourifar: Simulation and Analytical Techniques Applied to Management and Economics
Teymourifar, A. (PI)
5/01/21 → 30/04/25
Projeto
CEGE: Research Center in Management and Economics
Silva, M. (Professor Catedrático), Sousa, R. (Professor Catedrático), Alves, P. (Professor Auxiliar), Madsen, A. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Lourenço, A. (Professor Associado), Carvalho, A. S. (Professor Associado), Andrade, A. (Professor Auxiliar), Silva, P. D. (Professor Associado), Vlačić, B. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Martins, C. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Gomes, C. (Investigador Auxiliar), Gevrek, Z. E. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Oliveira, F. G. D. (Professor Associado), Faria, G. (Professor Associado Convidado), Marreiros, H. (Bolseiro), Pinho, J. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Machado, J. (Professor Associado), Araújo, J. (Investigador Auxiliar), Pinto, J. (Professor Auxiliar), Rego, A. (Professor Catedrático), Gaspar, J. M. (Investigador Auxiliar), Corbo, L. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Costa, L. (Professor Associado), Fernandes, L. (Professor Auxiliar), Sottomayor, M. (Professor Auxiliar), Martins, N. (Professor Catedrático), Hernández-Marrero, P. (Investigador Auxiliar), Gonçalves, R. (Professor Associado), Ribeiro, R. (PI), Coelho, S. L. (Docente Assistente), Pereira, S. M. (Investigador Auxiliar), Silva, S. (Professor Associado), Rodrigues, V. (Professor Associado), Sotiros, D. G. (Investigador Auxiliar), Valverde, C. (Professor Auxiliar), Leitão, A. (Professor Auxiliar), Julião, J. (Professor Auxiliar), Tavares, M. (Professor Auxiliar), Lages, C. R. (Investigador Auxiliar), Elmashhara, M. G. (Investigador Auxiliar) & Teymourifar, A. (Investigador Auxiliar)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Projeto

Citação

Teymourifar, A. (2022). A simulation-based approach to reduce waiting times in emergency departments. Em J. Machado, F. Soares, J. Trojanowska, S. Yildirim, J. Vojtěšek, P. Rea, B. Gramescu, & O. O. Hrybiuk (Eds.), Innovations in Mechatronics Engineering II, ICIE 2022 (pp. 232–244). (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09385-2_21

Teymourifar, Aydin . / A simulation-based approach to reduce waiting times in emergency departments. Innovations in Mechatronics Engineering II, ICIE 2022. editor / José Machado ; Filomena Soares ; Justyna Trojanowska ; Sahin Yildirim ; Jiří Vojtěšek ; Pierluigi Rea ; Bogdan Gramescu ; Olena O. Hrybiuk. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022. pp. 232–244 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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