Abstract
Elective surgery waiting times are a key measure of healthcare system performance and service quality. Long wait times can lower patients’ quality of life, worsen symptoms, reduce treatment effectiveness, and increase financial stress. We aimed to provide a descriptive analysis of elective surgery waiting time for Intracranial Tumors at Mahar Mardjono National Brain Center Hospital in 2023. This study is a descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study using data from Electronic Health Records (EHR). The study sample included all elective intracranial tumor surgeries performed in 2023. A total of 371 elective intracranial tumor surgeries were analyzed. The median age of patients was 45 years, with the majority being female (64.42%). Most surgeries (44.47%) had a duration of surgery between 3–5 hours with meningioma making up the majority of cases operated (46.63%). The median waiting time for elective intracranial tumor surgery was 44 days, with most patients (72.78%) waiting between 0–3 months. These findings highlight the need for strategies to reduce elective intracranial tumor surgery waiting times. Both short-term and long-term interventions should be implemented, focusing on optimizing resources and expanding surgical capacity. Future studies should examine how these strategies impact patient outcomes and hospital efficiency while identifying potential barriers to their implementation.
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Bahasa Abstract
Waktu tunggu operasi elektif merupakan ukuran penting kinerja sistem perawatan kesehatan dan kualitas layanan. Waktu tunggu yang lama dapat menurunkan kualitas hidup pasien, memperburuk gejala, mengurangi efektivitas pengobatan, dan meningkatkan tekanan finansial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan analisis deskriptif waktu tunggu operasi elektif untuk Tumor Intrakranial di Rumah Sakit Pusat Otak Nasional Mahar Mardjono pada tahun 2023. Studi ini merupakan studi deskriptif retrospektif cross-sectional menggunakan data Electronic Health Records (EHR). Sampel studi mencakup semua operasi tumor intrakranial elektif yang dikerjakan pada tahun 2023. Sebanyak 371 operasi tumor intrakranial elektif dianalisis. Median usia pasien adalah 45 tahun, dengan mayoritas adalah perempuan (64,42%). Sebagian besar operasi (44,47%) memiliki durasi operasi antara 3–5 jam dengan meningioma sebagai mayoritas kasus yang dioperasi (46,63%). Median waktu tunggu untuk operasi tumor intrakranial elektif adalah 44 hari, dengan sebagian besar pasien (72,78%) menunggu antara 0–3 bulan. Temuan ini menyoroti perlunya strategi untuk mengurangi waktu tunggu operasi tumor intrakranial elektif. Intervensi jangka pendek dan jangka panjang harus dilaksanakan, dengan fokus pada pengoptimalan sumber daya dan perluasan kapasitas bedah. Penelitian di masa mendatang harus meneliti bagaimana strategi ini memengaruhi hasil pasien dan efisiensi rumah sakit sekaligus mengidentifikasi potensi hambatan terhadap pelaksanaannya.
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Perkasa, Sayyid Abdil Hakam; Rahmah, Habibah Nurul; and Arham, Abrar
(2025)
"Retrospective Study of Elective Intracranial Tumor Surgery Waiting Time at a National Referral Hospital in Indonesia,"
Jurnal ARSI : Administrasi Rumah Sakit Indonesia: Vol. 11:
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