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. 2022 Jan 1;134(1):e1.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005423.

Use of Time Stamp Data to Determine Direct Associations Between Predictive Error in Case Durations and Operating Room Utilization

Franklin Dexter  1
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Use of Time Stamp Data to Determine Direct Associations Between Predictive Error in Case Durations and Operating Room Utilization

Franklin Dexter. Anesth Analg. .
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The Division of Management Consulting of the University of Iowa’s Department of Anesthesia provides consultations to hospitals. F.D. receives no funds personally other than his salary and allowable expense reimbursements from the University of Iowa and has tenure with no incentive program. His family and he have no financial holdings in any company related to his work, other than indirectly through mutual funds for retirement. Income from the Division’s consulting work is used to fund Division research. A list of all the Division’s consults is available at FranklinDexter.net/Contact_Info.htm.

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    Reeves JJ, Gabriel RA. Reeves JJ, et al. Anesth Analg. 2022 Jan 1;134(1):e2-e3. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005424. Anesth Analg. 2022. PMID: 34908552 No abstract available.

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