Reducing Preoperative Waiting-time in a Pediatric Eye Operation Theater by Optimizing Process Flow: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project.
作者信息
Chandra Parijat, Tewari Ruchir, Dolma Yangchen, Das Deepsekhar, Kumawat Devesh
机构信息
Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr Parijat Chandra, Additional Professor of Ophthalmology, Room No 373, Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India.
Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
出版信息
Indian Pediatr. 2018 Sep 15;55(9):773-775.
OBJECTIVE
To decrease the preoperative area waiting-time for children posted for eye surgery.
METHODS
A pilot quality improvement project was conducted in a single paediatric eye operation theatre in our tertiary-care hospital. Operation theatre process flow was analyzed, baseline data was collected, and two Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles were performed on consecutive days. Average and maximal waiting-time were recorded across six operation theatre days.
RESULTS
The average and maximal waiting time at baseline were 221 and 390 minutes, respectively. After two rapid Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, these were reduced to 29 (87% reduction) and 52 minutes (87% reduction) from baseline, respectively, and could subsequently be sustained.
CONCLUSION
Preoperative waiting time in ophthalmic operation theatre was significantly reduced by simple process flow optimization, thereby improving quality of care.
Zotero 插件