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Surgical Options for Migraine: An Overview.
Totonchi A, Guyuron B, Ansari H. Totonchi A, et al. Neurol India. 2021 Mar-Apr;69(Supplement):S105-S109. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.315999. Neurol India. 2021. PMID: 34003155 Free article. Review.
DESIGN: This manuscript reviews the discovery and evolution of migraine surgery with changes in patients' selection throughout the years. CONCLUSION: Patients with migraine headaches who do not respond or cannot tolerate the medical treatment might benefit from trigger sit …
DESIGN: This manuscript reviews the discovery and evolution of migraine surgery with changes in patients' selection throughout the ye …
Patient experience in a surgical assessment unit following a closed-loop audit using a Kaizen Lean system.
Ullah MF, Fleming C, Fox C, Tewary T, Tormey S. Ullah MF, et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2020 May;189(2):641-647. doi: 10.1007/s11845-019-02105-5. Epub 2019 Nov 1. Ir J Med Sci. 2020. PMID: 31677076
This included a new purpose state-of-the-art-built unit and equipment, improved staffing levels and use of a Kaizen Lean system to identify key area of delays and inefficiency with subsequent implementation of suggestions derived after Kaizen Lean. ...In phase 1, 10 …
This included a new purpose state-of-the-art-built unit and equipment, improved staffing levels and use of a Kaizen Lean system to id …
Application of Kaizen Principles to a Large Cochlear Implant Practice: A Continuous Quality Improvement Initiative at Mayo Clinic.
Sladen DP, Olund AP, Schmitt M, Benson B, DeJong MD, Dowling BP, Carlson ML. Sladen DP, et al. Otol Neurotol. 2019 Jul;40(6):e592-e599. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002246. Otol Neurotol. 2019. PMID: 31135666
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective quality improvement study at a large tertiary academic care center. METHODS: A Kaizen quality improvement model was applied over the course of a year. ...The total inventory kept as clinic stock was also calculated RESULTS:: Kaizen team mem …
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective quality improvement study at a large tertiary academic care center. METHODS: A Kaizen quality improvement m …
Improving flow in the OR.
Blouin-Delisle CH, Drolet R, Gagnon S, Turcotte S, Boutet S, Coulombe M, Daneau E. Blouin-Delisle CH, et al. Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2018 Mar 12;31(2):150-161. doi: 10.1108/IJHCQA-01-2017-0014. Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2018. PMID: 29504875
Design/methodology/approach Two similar Lean projects were performed in the surgery departments of two hospitals of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec: Hotel Dieu de Quebec (HDQ) and Hopital de l'Enfant Jesus (HEJ). The HDQ project designed around a Define, Mea …
Design/methodology/approach Two similar Lean projects were performed in the surgery departments of two hospitals of the Centre Hospit …
Implementation of Lean and Six Sigma principles in ophthalmology for improving quality of care and patient flow.
Sommer AC, Blumenthal EZ. Sommer AC, et al. Surv Ophthalmol. 2019 Sep-Oct;64(5):720-728. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 Apr 2. Surv Ophthalmol. 2019. PMID: 30951728 Review.
In this review, we explain what "Lean" and Six Sigma are and highlight their implementation in settings such as cataract surgery, laser capsulotomy, an ophthalmic emergency room and its role as a powerful tool for improving clinic patient flow. ...
In this review, we explain what "Lean" and Six Sigma are and highlight their implementation in settings such as cataract surgery, las …
Can Quality Improvement Methodologies Derived from Manufacturing Industry Improve Care in Cardiac Surgery? A Systematic Review.
Hoefsmit PC, Schretlen S, Burchell G, van den Heuvel J, Bonjer J, Dahele M, Zandbergen R. Hoefsmit PC, et al. J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 12;11(18):5350. doi: 10.3390/jcm11185350. J Clin Med. 2022. PMID: 36142997 Free PMC article. Review.
OBJECTIVES: Healthcare is required to be effectively organised to ensure that growing, aging and medically more complex populations have timely access to high-quality, affordable care. Cardiac surgery is no exception to this, especially due to the competition for and deman …
OBJECTIVES: Healthcare is required to be effectively organised to ensure that growing, aging and medically more complex populations have tim …
Kaizen method for esophagectomy patients: improved quality control, outcomes, and decreased costs.
Iannettoni MD, Lynch WR, Parekh KR, McLaughlin KA. Iannettoni MD, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Apr;91(4):1011-7; discussion 1017-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.001. Epub 2011 Feb 2. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011. PMID: 21292238
We attempted to define these costs and identify expense management by streamlining care through strict adherence to patient care maps, operative standardization, and rapid discharge planning to reduce variability. METHODS: Utilizing methods of Kaizen philosophy we evaluate …
We attempted to define these costs and identify expense management by streamlining care through strict adherence to patient care maps, opera …
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