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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2026

Application of modular surgical supply kits to preoperative preparation for thyroid surgery: a randomized controlled study.

Ping-Ping Chen, Hong Gu, Zhuping Wang, Ting-Ting Li

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Ping-Ping Chen *Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital Luwan Branch, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Hong Gu *Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital Luwan Branch, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Zhuping WangDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Ruijin Hospital Lu Wan Branch, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ting-Ting LiDepartment of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital Luwan Branch, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the impact of modular surgical supply kits on work efficiency and nursing quality during preoperative preparation for thyroid surgery. Methods: A total of 106 patients scheduled for elective thyroid surgery from January 2024 to June 2024 were screened, and 100 were randomly assigned to a control group (traditional preparation, Results: Compared with the control group, the experimental group showed a significant reduction in the primary outcome of preoperative preparation time (24 ± 4 vs. 30 ± 5 min; MD = -6.0 min, 95% CI: -7.6 to -4.4; Conclusion: Modular surgical supply kits optimize the preoperative process for thyroid surgery, improving efficiency and reducing consumable waste. However, due to design limitations (patient-level randomization with potential contamination, lack of blinding for some outcomes, and no trial registration), these findings should be considered preliminary and require confirmation in a cluster-randomized trial.

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modular surgical supply kitoperating room efficiencypreoperative preparationrandomized controlled trialthyroid surgeryworkflow optimization

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