Lean and Green Hand Surgery in the Office: Does It Work?

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of lean methodology in office-based hand surgery.
• Randomized trial comparing traditional and lean office-based hand surgery approaches
• Assessment of patient outcomes and resource use efficiency
• Significantly improved patient satisfaction scores with lean methods (p<0.05)
• Reduced surgery time by 20% (mean reduction of 15 minutes, p<0.01)
• Enhanced resource utilization efficiency by 30% (p<0.01)