This paper provides an overview of, and guidance as to when, why and how to choose and
use, different simulation modelling methods as applied to healthcare. What simulation is and …

Context In the United States, 192 000 men were diagnosed as having prostate cancer in
2009, the majority with low-risk, clinically localized disease. Treatment of these cancers is …

Abstract Background and Objective Patient heterogeneity is the part of variability that can be
explained by certain patient characteristics (eg age, disease stage). Population …

Background New operating room (OR) design focuses more on the surgical environment
than on the process of care. The authors sought to improve OR throughput and reduce time …

Background Poor psychological and physical resilience in response to stress drives a great
deal of health care utilization. Mind-body interventions can reduce stress and build …

Introduction The ability to preserve organs prior to transplant is essential to the organ
allocation process. Objective The purpose of this study is to describe the functional …

PURPOSE: To evaluate—relative to routine clinical practice—the potential cost-
effectiveness of implementing a strategy compliant with National Institute of Neurological …

In precision hard turning, a remaining problem is to minimise tool wear to maintain the
accuracy of geometry and surface finish. Tool wear not only directly reduces the part …

Background. The optimal allocation of scarce donor livers is a contentious health care issue
requiring careful analysis. The objective of this article was to design a biologically based …

BACKGROUND: Many surgeons believe that long turnover times between cases are a major
impediment to their productivity. We hypothesized that redesigning the operating room (OR) …