Queue theory Applied to the care of Pregnancies related to Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium

João Paulo Zordan da Silva, Wellington Gonçalves, Rodrigo Randow de Freitas, William Gonçalves, Giglliara Segantini de Menezes

Length of stay; Capacity management; Occupancy rate; Emergency patient flow.

This work investigates the increased length of care related to pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. It also proposes a simple approach to illustrate the effect of poor care in a maternity hospital. Applying Queue Theory with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test. In addition, it provides evidence that non-emergency patients, and also because of the lack of useful information in the primary care process, contribute to prolonged delays for all patient classes. Proposes a priority queuing model to reduce the average wait time.

10.22161/ijaers.69.33