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F.C. Meeuwsen

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Hospitals are under an increased financial pressure, due to a significant growth in demand for healthcare, that is caused by an aging population. The operating rooms account for the largest costs of a hospital, and thus require a cost-efficient management. However, scheduling the ...

Instrument Tracking in the Operating Room

Optimization of RFID tag performance

In hospitals, the duration of surgical procedures vary even when the same procedure is performed.
Surgical end-time of the procedure is currently predicted using historical data about similar procedures,
the procedure time and sometimes an indication of the operating surg ...

Evaluation of the laparoscopic Whipple procedure

Increasing the safety of operative methods of four pioneering surgical teams in the Netherlands by a HFMEA analysis

In the Netherlands, approximately 1.750 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer each year. Approximately 20% of these new patients are operated with curative intent. This surgical treatment, called pancreaticoduodenectomy leads to a five-year survival rate of 5-10%. Laparosco ...