Healthcare services are facing challenges in increasing their efficiency, quality of care, and
coping with surges in demand. To this end, some hospitals have implemented lean …

Surgical intervention within 48 h of hospital admission is the gold standard procedure for the
management of elderly patients with femur fractures, since the increase in preoperative …

Importance Longer time to surgery (TTS) for hip fractures has been associated with higher
rates of postoperative complications and mortality. Given that more than 300 000 adults are …

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 …

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 …

The purpose of this paper is to systematise principles and practices of the Lean Six Sigma
(LSS) method to encourage and facilitate its implementation and management in different …

Timeliness in the treatment of fracture of the femur, through surgery, is crucial in the elderly
patient as it reduces the risk of mortality and disability. Here we propose a Lean Six Sigma …

Academic literature and practitioners acknowledge that there is a need to improve efficiency
and service quality in the healthcare industry. In Spain, osteoporotic fractures represent a …

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to compare the proportion of business articles in top
general orthopaedic journals. Design: Review. Intervention: Categorize all articles from …

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sigma in healthcare service: a case study on COVID 19 patients’ satisfaction Kaja Bantha Navas …