From the Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California.
Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
A A Pract. 2021 May 10;15(5):e01463. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001463.
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a process improvement strategy used in many industries. Its goal is to improve performance and quality by eliminating waste, optimizing flow, and reducing variability. This article describes LSS methods and their application in health care. We detail a successful quality improvement (QI) initiative in which we tested LSS tools to evaluate and enhance our institution's blood product delivery to the operating room (OR). Incorporating LSS-driven changes resulted in a revised workflow, which decreased personnel workload and significantly reduced delivery time. We hope this article will encourage other health care institutions to integrate LSS strategies into their workflows.
精益六西格玛（LSS）是一种在许多行业中使用的过程改进策略。其目的是通过消除浪费、优化流程和减少变异性来提高绩效和质量。本文描述了 LSS 方法及其在医疗保健中的应用。我们详细介绍了一项成功的质量改进（QI）计划，我们在该计划中测试了 LSS 工具，以评估和增强我们机构向手术室（OR）输送血液制品的能力。实施 LSS 驱动的变革带来了工作流程的修订，减少了人员工作量，并显著缩短了交货时间。我们希望本文将鼓励其他医疗机构将 LSS 策略融入其工作流程。
