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Operating room design linked to length of surgery

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A new study has directly linked operating room design to the length of surgeries.

The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design associate professor says its findings can be used to optimize spaces that will both produce better outcomes for patients and boost the hospital's bottom line.

Quan observed in real time a series of 70 knee- and hip-replacement surgeries done side by side by same surgical teams in differently sized and laid out operating rooms at a Midwestern hospital.

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