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Objective: To know the duration of the operations increases efficiency and success in operation room organization. The aim of this study is to determine durations of 3 mostly performed operations in pediatric surgery. Material and Methods: Average preoperative, operative, and postoperative durations of total 860 cases in 3 main groups operated in the Department of Pediatric Surgery of Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, between 02.01.2007 and 03.08.2009 were determined. Circumcision, inguinal hernia and undescended testis were included in the study. Groups of inguinal hernia and undescended testis also had subgroups according to whether being unilateral or bilateral and having circumcision together. Results: Average age ranged from 1,6 to 5,7. When preoperative and postoperative waiting durations were analyzed, circumcision was the only operation that had a significant difference from others with a shorter duration comparing to the other subgroups. There were no significant differences between other subgroups. Average operation duration ranged from 16,9 minutes to 88,7 minutes for all subgroups. When operation durations were analyzed, it was found that average operation duration of circumcision and unilateral inguinal hernia was significantly shorter than the other subgroups. Conclusion: In this study, while determining the entry, operation and exit durations for 3 most common pediatric surgical operations; human, hospital environment, and patient factors related to the process were discussed. To know the duration of the surgical procedures provides a successful work flow in operation room and also may eliminate problems caused by disorganization

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