Objective The aim of this study is to improve rates of day of surgery admission (DOSA) for all
suitable elective thoracic surgery patients. Design Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methods were …

BACKGROUND: Operating rooms (ORs) are resource-intense and costly hospital units.
Maximizing OR efficiency is essential to maintaining an economically viable institution. OR …

Objective The COVID-19 pandemic emphasises the need to use healthcare resources
efficient and effective to guarantee access to high-quality healthcare in an affordable …

Background: The purpose of this study was to reduce the length of stay of anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction patients within a private hospital in Ireland, reducing any non-value …

Abstract Background Lean and Six Sigma are improvement methodologies developed in the
manufacturing industry and have been applied to healthcare settings since the 1990s. They …

Purpose The best treatment for femur fractures is the surgical one within 48 h from the
admission to the hospital. These fractures have serious consequences, both in terms of …

Introduction Operating room is one of the key departments of any hospital. Its carries high
cost equipments. All the measures must be taken to make it highly efficient. Multidisciplinary …

Waiting time has a negative impact on resource use and the medical quality of surgical
rooms, with those hospitals which have implemented quality management may have found …

The Health Service Executive Ireland model of care for elective surgery supports the delivery
of elective surgical care in achieving both process and clinical outcomes. This project was …

Purpose Since healthcare spending accounts for approximately 6.6 per cent of the gross
domestic product, reducing waste in health facilities is necessary to generate significant cost …