Time is precious and time is precious. Time is the only commodity which cannot be regained once last. Managing surgical time has many advantages. This presentation describes the advantages of time management during middle ear and mastoid surgeries and describes how to save time during these surgeries.
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Time management in middle ear & mastoid surgery
1. Dr. Prahlada N.B
MBBS, MS(PGI), MBA, MHA
Karnataka ENT Hospital & Research Center,
Chitradurga
2. What is time?
Time is capital and not renewable income!
Time and Tide waits for no man!
Time is the only thing which cannot be stretched
beyond 24 hours!
Time is the most valuable gift, which can be offered by
one to another!
Give time for children, be good parents!
Have time for subordinates good superiors!
We can not make time but surely we can find time.
4. Advantages: Surgeon
Time is money
More Consultation time
More surgeries in less time
More time for other academic activities
More time for extra-curricular activities
More time for family!
5. Advantages: Patient
Economical
Less discomfort
Less chance of operating wound infection
Less anaesthesia risk
Less OT risk
Less hospital stay
6. Advantages: Hospital
Efficient use of OT Time
Efficient use of OT Staff
Less hospital borne infection rate
Less OT Risk for the patient
Less Hospital stay
More turnover
Economical
Reputation
7. My average timing!
CM + Tympanoplasty - 26 minutes
MRM + Tympanoplasty - 52 minutes
10. Why?
MBA
Father of Scientific Management
Frederick Taylor (1856-1915)
Taylorism
11. Taylorism
Analyzed and synthesized workflows
Improving economic efficiency &
Enhancing labor productivity
Standardization of process steps
Time and motion studies
12. Surgical Time audit
Recording all events in OT
Classification of events
Analysis of events
13. Surgical time audit
Recording of all events in OT
Pre-operative
Intra operative
Post-operative
14. Surgical time audit
Intra-operative events analysis
Divide the steps
When you have large task on hand – divide them into
small pieces and perform!
Prepare a Time-audit chart.
15. Time audit chart
Surgical Steps Time in mins.
Local Infiltration 3 mins
End-aural incision 4 mins
Post-aural incision and Harvesting TM Fascia graft 5 mins
Tympanomeatal flap elevation 2 mins
Denuding the malleus 2 mins
Cortical mastoidectomy and canaloplasty 4 mins
Check ossicular mobilty & round window reflex 30 secs
Check E-tube patency 30 secs
Grafting & Stabilizing 3 mins
Closure 3 mins
Total time taken 28 mins
16. Surgical time audit
Classification of events
Very important
Not particularly important
Worthless
17. Surgical time audit
Analysis of events
What is the best of way doing particular task in least
possible time?
Can you dedicate more time to high-value steps?
Can you spend less time with low-value steps?
Are there any distractions you can avoid?
Can you modify the technique?
Can you delegate the task?
18. Surgical time audit
Surgical Steps Before Now
Local Infiltration 10 3 mins
End-aural incision 10 4 mins
Post-aural incision and Harvesting TM Fascia graft 20 5 mins
Tympanomeatal flap elevation 20 2 mins
Denuding the malleus 20 2 mins
Cortical mastoidectomy and canaloplasty 30 4 mins
Check ossicular mobilty & round window reflex 5 30 secs
Check E-tube patency 5 30 secs
Grafting & Stabilizing 20 3 mins
Closure 20 3 mins
Total time taken 2 Hrs 40
mins
28 mins
35. Equipment
Micro-instruments – double ended
High speed micro drill
Good burrs
Patent suction tips!
Scissors which cut!
36. Surgical technique
Plan! Plan! Plan!
Investigate appropriately
Communicate plan to the team
Right surgical technique
Right approach
Right surgical step
Complement surgical steps
Do only what is necessary
40. Surgical Approach
End-aural approach – Narrow Canal
Posterior Central perforation
When Cortical mastoidectomy is not planned
41. Surgical Approach
End-aural incsions for Koerner’s flap/Post-aural
approach
Anterior perforation/Anterior bony overhang
Large perforation/Subtotal/total perofrations
When Cortical mastoidectomy is contemplated
All Cholesteatoma surgery
42. Cholesteatoma – Decision making
Only Canal wall down
Obliterate when possible
Single stage ossicular reconstruction
Modified Bondy’s mastoidectomy with obliteration
Minimal cholesteatoma
Ossicular chain intact