Standardization of surgical material kits for spine treatments using the Lean Healthcare approach
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Lean Healthcare, Surgical Pack, Lean Production.Abstract
Packs containing selected surgical material can reduce delays, costs, errors and provide safety for the medical team and for the patient. The research goal was to scale packs required for two types of spine treatment using tools from Lean Healthcare as support. PDCA cycle was used as a method of troubleshooting. In the ‘Plan’ stage, we evaluated the current situation and the need for change using Value Stream Mapping, regarding the current and future situations. In the “Do” stage, a plan was developed to improve the changes, with the assistance of the 5S approach. Kaizen, Standardized Work and Visual Management tools were used in the “Check” stage, to propose the implementation of the changes. In the “Act” stage, it was suggested to follow-up the actions. This eliminates the activities that do not add value in the patient’s vision, or the process client.
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