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Implementing details management for surgical instruments significantly improves device intactness, reduces errors, and enhances overall care quality and physician satisfaction in the operating room.

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Area of Science:

Healthcare Management
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Quality Improvement

Background:

Operating room instrument handling is critical for patient safety and efficiency.
Current conventional management methods may lead to inefficiencies and errors.
Optimizing instrument management is essential for improving surgical outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the impact of details management on operating room instrument handling.
To evaluate the effects on device intactness, economic efficiency, care quality, and physician satisfaction.

Main Methods:

Analysis of 1050 procedural packs (525 conventional, 525 details management) from March to December 2019.
Comparison of device intactness, preparation errors, and checking time.
Assessment of intraoperative nursing ability, operating specifications, staff professionalism, and device care quality.

Main Results:

Details management resulted in significantly higher device intactness (97.73% vs 84.09%) and fewer errors (0.00% vs 11.36%).
The experimental group showed improved nursing metrics and device care quality (97.81% vs 75.25%).
Details management led to greater economic efficiency and reduced device loss/mix-up.

Conclusions:

Details management significantly enhances operating room instrument handling.
This approach improves device integrity, economic efficiency, and overall surgical care quality.
Implementing details management positively impacts physician satisfaction and patient outcomes.