Key result
Application of process control methods to surgical services identified an average surgeon wait time of 53 minutes and a mean length of stay of 10 days after colon resection.
Population
Operating room records of a single hospital over a 1-month period and medical records of 628 patients…
Design
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May highlight inefficiencies in surgical services; extends process control methods to healthcare but leaves open effects on outcomes.
Observational (n=628)
No
Industrial reliability and quality management tools can effectively identify process control problems in surgical services.
Jeffrey D. Sedlack (2010) conducted an observational in Colon surgery (n=628). Statistical process control techniques was evaluated on Surgeon waiting time between cases and length of stay (LOS) after colon surgery. Application of process control methods to surgical services identified an average surgeon wait time of 53 minutes and a mean length of stay of 10 days after colon resection.
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