From “how busy we are” to “how we are busy”: Pragmatic, minute-by-minute analysis of obstetric anesthesia activity, service capacity, and utilization
Authors' conclusion
Our findings do not support the previously reported 89 % greater hourly workload differential for weekday activity versus weeknight and weekend activity; our largest difference was about 43 % more activity per minute for weekday days vs weekend/holiday nights.
Study context
- Population
- Obstetric anesthesia service of a single tertiary care center, every minute of the year
- Exposure
- Weekday days vs weekday nights vs weekend/holiday days vs weekend/holiday nights
- Outcome
- Concurrent obstetric anesthesia activity, service capacity and utilization (activity/service capacity) per minute
Methodological detailssingle-centre, minute-by-minute analysis
- Single-centre
- Minute-by-minute analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Average activity per minute
Weekday days
0.546
average
Weekday nights
0.448
average
Weekend/holiday days
0.415
average
Weekend/holiday nights
0.383
average
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Average
| Outcome | Weekday days | Weekday nights | Weekend/holiday days | Weekend/holiday nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilization (average activity / service capacity) | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.247 | 0.222 |
Utilization (average activity / service capacity)
- All differences statistically significant, except weekday days vs weekday nights not significantly different
Original publication
From “how busy we are” to “how we are busy”: Pragmatic, minute-by-minute analysis of obstetric anesthesia activity, service capacity, and utilization. J Clin Anesth. Published 4 November 2025. doi:10.
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