Effectiveness of a Countdown Timer in Reducing or Turnover Time

Abstract

25 JOURNAL OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE VOL. 6 ISSUE 3 DECEMBER 2017 Background: In production environments, a countdown timer is used to report the status of the planned start time and to provide both a communication mechanism and an accountability aid. It has been used in the airline industry to remind all personnel of the remaining time until when the aircraft door should be closed. This study explored the effectiveness of a countdown timer in the operating room (OR).