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A regional anesthesia-based swing operating room model reduces non-operative time in a mixed orthopedic inpatient/outpatient population
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 08/08/2012
Mercereau P et al. – The implementation of a “swing” room care model based on ultrasound–guided regional anesthesia in a typical mixed inpatient/outpatient population decreased non–operative times, increased throughput, and improved recovery profiles compared with case–matched historical controls in the traditional model under general anesthesia.