The impact of outsourcing operating theatre support services on hospital performances: the case of the largest university hospital of the Albania

Figures & data

Table 1. Number of surgical interventions per surgical specialties, years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

	2015	2016		2017
	N° surgical interventions	N° surgical interventions	Δ	N° surgical interventions	Δ
Oculist surgery	3,455	3,946	14%	5,058	28%
Otorhinolaryngology surgery	1,442	1,511	5%	1,469	−3%
Stomatology surgery	728	641	−12%	697	9%
General surgery 1	3,005	3,235	8%	3,410	5%
General surgery 2	1,292	1,415	10%	1,664	18%
General surgery 3	3,009	3,171	5%	3,537	12%
Plastic surgery	1,257	1,275	1%	1,432	12%
Angiology	751	680	−9%	756	11%
Cardiac surgery	646	691	7%	763	10%
Paediatric surgery	3,038	3,122	3%	2,955	−5%
Neurosurgery	1,051	1,280	22%	1,015	−21%
Cancer surgery	1,325	1,634	23%	1,642	0,67%
TOTAL	20,999	22,601	8%	24,398	8%

Source: Mother Theresa University Hospital in Tirana (MTUHT).

Table 2. Number of surgical interventions performed in the 12 months before and after the introduction of the outsourcing model.

	N° surgical interventions
	Previous 12 months	Subsequent 12 months	Δ
Oculist surgery	3,856	4,846	26%
Otorhinolaryngology surgery	1,417	1,456	3%
Stomatology surgery	527	696	32%
General surgery 1	3196	3346	5%
General surgery 2	1307	1559	19%
General surgery 3	3002	3416	14%
Plastic surgery	1,157	1,432	24%
Angiology	573	738	29%
Cardiac surgery	598	745	25%
Paediatric surgery	2918	3197	10%
Neurosurgery	1,126	1,077	−4%
Cancer surgery	1,439	1,604	11%
TOTAL	21,116	24,112	14%

Source: Mother Theresa University Hospital in Tirana (MTUHT).

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, NP, upon reasonable request.