ArticleBMC health services research2021
Approaches to the rationalization of surgical instrument trays: scoping review and research agenda.
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- Surgical instrument tray optimization process at a university hospital: A comprehensive overview.Surgery open science · 2024Article
- The Rationalization of Surgical Trays in Staged Bilateral Lower Limb Arthroplasty: A 10-Year Cohort Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Outcomes following staged bilateral total hip replacement: does first-side surgery predict the second?Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2024Article
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- Optimizing spine surgery instrument trays to immediately increase efficiency and reduce costs in the operating room.North American Spine Society journal · 2023Article
- Optimisation of perioperative procedural factors to reduce the risk of surgical site infection in patients undergoing surgery: a systematic review.Discover health systems · 2023Review
- Guidelines for improvement of the procedural aspects of devices and surgical instruments in the operating theatre.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Optimising Complex Surgical Trays Based on PDSA Cycles.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Development of a "Scissor-Tip-Separator" for adjustment of scissor blade separation and prevention of scissor blade damage during steam sterilization.Patient safety in surgery · 2022Article
- The Perception of Nursing Professionals Working in a Central Sterile Supplies Department regarding Health Conditions, Workload, Ergonomic Risks, and Functional Readaptation.Advances in preventive medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSurgical Tray Rationalization (STR) consists of a systematic reduction in the number of surgical instruments to perform specific procedures without compromising patient safety while reducing losses in the sterilization and assembly of trays. STR is one example of initiatives to improve process performance that have been widely reported in industrial settings but only recently have gained popularity in healthcare organizations.
methodsWe conduct a scoping review of the literature to identify and map available evidence on surgical tray management. Five methodological stages are implemented and reported; they are: identifying research questions, identifying relevant studies, study selection, charting the data, and collating, summarizing and reporting the results.
resultsWe reviewed forty-eight articles on STR, which were grouped according to their main proposed approaches: expert analysis, lean practices, and mathematical programming. We identify the most frequently used techniques within each approach and point to their potential contributions to operational and economic dimensions of STR. We also consolidate our findings, proposing a roadmap to STR with four generic steps (prepare, rationalize, implement, and consolidate) and recommended associated techniques.
conclusionsTo the best of our knowledge, ours is the first study that reviews and systematizes the existing literature on the subject of STR. Our study closes with the proposition of future research directions, which are presented as nine research questions associated with the four generic steps proposed in the STR roadmap.
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