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ArticleDer Orthopade2019

Process optimization in total knee arthoplasty procedures : Impact of size-specific instrument sets on costs and revenue.

Maximilian C von Eiff, Wilfried von Eiff, Andreas Roth, Mohamed Ghanem

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Article in Der Orthopade, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Maximilian C von EiffSt. Josef Hospital, Hamm, Germany.
Wilfried von EiffCenter for Hospital Management, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Andreas RothDepartment of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Mohamed GhanemHHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Center for Health Care Management and Regulation, Leipzig, Germany. Mohamed.Ghanem@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.

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Abstract

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a frequent operation in Germany and in 2017 a total of 191,272 interventions were carried out. These interventions are associated with high costs and involve complex clinical workflow organization and time-consuming instrument logistics. With this in mind, the aim of this study was to identify the economic potential of the instrument configuration in order to optimize the entire process in TKA. Changing the composition of the set of instruments used in the operating theater for TKA resulted in time and cost saving for the complete TKA procedure, including all personnel and off-shoot procedures. In addition, the operating time saved by the introduction of a patient-specific instrumentation set meant that the operating theater could be used for more or other surgical procedures, also generating additional revenue.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCosts and Cost AnalysisCost SavingsEfficiencyGermanyHospital CostsHumansOperating RoomsOsteoarthritis, KneeSurgical InstrumentsCost analysisEconomicsEfficiencyOperating roomsSurgical instruments

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