Decreasing Postanesthesia Care Unit to Floor Transfer Times to Facilitate Short Stay Total Joint Replacements.

CONCLUSIONS: Lean methodology resulted in the immediate decrease of PACU-to-floor transfer times by 79%, with a 52% sustained improvement. Our methods can also be used to improve efficiencies of care at other institutions.
PMID: 29580590 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - March 28, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Sibia US, Grover J, Turcotte JJ, Seanger ML, England KA, King JL, King PJ Tags: J Perianesth Nurs Source Type: research