Clinical Data

Cost of Operating Room Time is $46.04 Dollars Per Minute
22 Jul 2022

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to establish a consensus estimate of operating room cost per minute based
on currently published literature.

Design: Literature review.

Main outcome measurement: Operating room cost per unit
of time.

Results and conclusions: A Google Scholar search produced 51 articles regarding “operating room cost per minute,” of which 14 had novel estimates for OR cost per minute. The mean of these estimates was $46.04 ± $32.31. There was little consistency in methodology among the included articles, which is reflected in the large range of values.

Level of Evidence: IV; Review

Keywords: Business, management, human resources, cost,
value, and efficiency.

(J Ortho Business 2022; Volume 2, Issue 4: Pages 10-13)

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