Data Analysis of Plastic Surgery Instrument Trays Yields Significant Cost Savings and Efficiency Gains

Surgical tray reduction for cost saving in pediatric surgical cases: A qualitative systematic review

(2020) Charlene Dekonenko et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Decreasing operating room costs via reduction of surgical instruments

(2019) K. Nast et al.   Journal of Pediatric Urology

Implementing a perioperative efficiency initiative for orthopedic surgery instrumentation at an academic center

(2019) Richard Capra et al.   MEDICINE

Optimization of Orthopedic Surgical Instrument Trays: Lean Principles to Reduce Fixed Operating Room Expenses

(2019) Kyle H. Cichos et al.   JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY

Process optimization in total knee arthoplasty procedures

(2019) Maximilian C. von Eiff et al.   ORTHOPADE

Surgical Instrument Optimization to Reduce Instrument Processing and Operating Room Setup Time

(2019) Lauren Crosby et al.   OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

A prospective analysis of clinical detection of defective wrapping by operating room staff

(2018) Kyle S. Mobley et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Implementation and Impact of a Hospital-Wide Instrument Set Review: Early Experiences at a Multisite Tertiary Care Academic Institution

(2018) Seungwon Yoon et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY

Reducing cost and improving operating room efficiency: examination of surgical instrument processing

(2018) Adam R. Dyas et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

OUP accepted manuscript

(2018)   NEUROSURGERY

Reduction and standardization of surgical instruments in pediatric inguinal hernia repair

(2018) Martin A. Koyle et al.   Journal of Pediatric Urology

The Impact of Breast Lumpectomy Tray Utilization on Cost Savings

(2018) Emily Malone et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

“Red-Yellow-Green”

(2017) Kanu Okike et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

Surgical tray optimization as a simple means to decrease perioperative costs

(2017) James S. Farrelly et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Costs associated with instrument sterilization in gynecologic surgery

(2016) Mary M. Van Meter et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Environmentalism in surgical practice

(2016) Anna Weiss et al.   CURRENT PROBLEMS IN SURGERY

Efficiency improvement in the operating room

(2016) Abigail J. Fong et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

A Model of Cost Reduction and Standardization

(2015) Michael J. Guzman et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

Impact of Lean on surgical instrument reduction: Less is more

(2015) Todd J. Wannemuehler et al.   LARYNGOSCOPE

Application of Lean Methodology for Improved Quality and Efficiency in Operating Room Instrument Availability

(2015) Farrokh R. Farrokhi et al.   Journal for Healthcare Quality

Reducing otolaryngology surgical inefficiency via assessment of tray redundancy

(2014) Christopher J Chin et al.   Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Assessing the Magnitude and Costs of Intraoperative Inefficiencies Attributable to Surgical Instrument Trays

(2014) Emily Walker Stockert et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Lean Principles to Optimize Instrument Utilization for Spine Surgery in an Academic Medical Center

(2014) David Lunardini et al.   SPINE

Streamlining variability in hospital charges for standard thyroidectomy: Developing a strategy to decrease waste

(2014) Lilah F. Morris et al.   SURGERY

Standardization of operative equipment reduces cost

(2013) Jeffrey R. Avansino et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY