Applying the Toyota production system to decrease the time required to transport patients undergoing surgery from the general ward to the operating room and reviewing the essence of lean thinking

Applying the Toyota production system to decrease the time required to transport patients undergoing surgery from the general ward to the operating room and reviewing the essence of lean thinking

BackgroundSending a patient to the operating room is the first step in surgery. Delayed patient transport causes the patient to go hungry for a longer time, aggravating the patient’s physical discomfort and psychological stress. The issue of delays in transporting inpatients to the operating room ha...

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Main Authors: Chien-Chung Lin, Jui-Wen Chueh, Hung-Ming Chen, Yao-Hui Chiu, Dachen Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
lean thinking
operating room
Toyota production system
value stream map
transportation
continuous improvement
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1054583/full

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