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ArticleScientific reports2024

Impact of a Task-Grabbing System for surgical technicians on operating room efficiency.

Xiuwen Chen, Jiqun He, Luofang Peng, Li Lin, Pengfei Cheng, Yao Xiao, Shiqing Liu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xiuwen ChenTeaching and Research Section of Clinical Nursing, Department of Operating Room, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jiqun HeTeaching and Research Section of Clinical Nursing, Department of Operating Room, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Luofang PengTeaching and Research Section of Clinical Nursing, Department of Operating Room, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Li LinTeaching and Research Section of Clinical Nursing, Department of Operating Room, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Pengfei ChengSchool of Business, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, China.
Yao XiaoDepartment of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. yaoxiao@csu.edu.cn.
Shiqing LiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. liushiqing@csu.edu.cn.
Central South University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CNHunan University of Science and Technology · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2023JJ40922, 2023JJ40968 and 2022JJ30939Project Program of National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders 2022LNJJ19Scientific Research Project of Hunan Provincial Health Commission 202204010011 and B202303027830Scientific Research Project of The Chinese Nursing Association ZHKYQ202107
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Task-Grabbing System on operating room efficiency. Based on the competition-driven concept of the 'Uber' app, an Task-Grabbing System was designed for task allocation and quality assessment. We implemented the Task-Grabbing System in our hospital operating room and compared the differences in consecutive operation preparation time, turnover time, and task completion time performed by surgical technicians for tasks such as patient pick-up, operating room cleaning, medical equipment recovery, three-piece set delivery, as well as blood gas analysis and intraoperative specimen submission before (October 2019) and after (December 2019) the implementation of the Task-Grabbing System. After the implementation of the Task-Grabbing System, the consecutive operation preparation time was reduced from the average of 43.56-38.55 min (P < 0.05), and the turnover time was decreased from the average of 14.25-12.61 min (P < 0.05). And the respective time consuming of surgical technicians for patients picking up, operating room cleaning, medical facilities recovering, the three-piece set delivering, blood gas analysis sending and intraoperative specimen submitting was significantly shortened (P < 0.05). The Task-Grabbing System could improve the operating room efficiency and effectively mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of the surgical technicians.

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EfficiencyOperating RoomsHospitalsHumansOperating room efficiencyQuality improvementSurgical technicians managementTask-Grabbing System

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