Cargando…

The Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Reduction of Patient Length of Stay Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery

Background: The purpose of this study was to reduce the length of stay of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients within a private hospital in Ireland, reducing any non-value-added activity in the patient pathway, with the goal of increasing patient flow, bed capacity, and revenue generat...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Moffatt, Sinead, Garry, Catherine, McCann, Hannah, Teeling, Sean Paul, Ward, Marie, McNamara, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8835068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162610
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031588
_version_ 1784649338904903680
author Moffatt, Sinead
Garry, Catherine
McCann, Hannah
Teeling, Sean Paul
Ward, Marie
McNamara, Martin
author_facet Moffatt, Sinead
Garry, Catherine
McCann, Hannah
Teeling, Sean Paul
Ward, Marie
McNamara, Martin
author_sort Moffatt, Sinead
collection PubMed
description Background: The purpose of this study was to reduce the length of stay of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients within a private hospital in Ireland, reducing any non-value-added activity in the patient pathway, with the goal of increasing patient flow, bed capacity, and revenue generation within the hospital system, while maintaining patient satisfaction. Methods: We used a pre-/post-intervention design and Lean Six Sigma methods and tools to assess and improve the current process. Results: A reduction in inpatient length of stay by 57%, and a reduction in identified non-value-added activity by 88%, resulted in a new day-case surgery pathway for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients. The pathway evidenced no re-admissions and demonstrated patient satisfaction. Conclusion: Six months post-project commencement, we had successfully achieved our goals of reducing our anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patient’s length of stay. This study contributes to the growing body of published evidence which shows that adopting a Lean Six Sigma approach can be successfully employed to optimise care and surgical pathways in healthcare.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-8835068
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2022
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-88350682022-02-12 The Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Reduction of Patient Length of Stay Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery Moffatt, Sinead Garry, Catherine McCann, Hannah Teeling, Sean Paul Ward, Marie McNamara, Martin Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The purpose of this study was to reduce the length of stay of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients within a private hospital in Ireland, reducing any non-value-added activity in the patient pathway, with the goal of increasing patient flow, bed capacity, and revenue generation within the hospital system, while maintaining patient satisfaction. Methods: We used a pre-/post-intervention design and Lean Six Sigma methods and tools to assess and improve the current process. Results: A reduction in inpatient length of stay by 57%, and a reduction in identified non-value-added activity by 88%, resulted in a new day-case surgery pathway for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients. The pathway evidenced no re-admissions and demonstrated patient satisfaction. Conclusion: Six months post-project commencement, we had successfully achieved our goals of reducing our anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patient’s length of stay. This study contributes to the growing body of published evidence which shows that adopting a Lean Six Sigma approach can be successfully employed to optimise care and surgical pathways in healthcare. MDPI 2022-01-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8835068/ /pubmed/35162610 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031588 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Moffatt, Sinead
Garry, Catherine
McCann, Hannah
Teeling, Sean Paul
Ward, Marie
McNamara, Martin
The Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Reduction of Patient Length of Stay Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
title The Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Reduction of Patient Length of Stay Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
title_full The Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Reduction of Patient Length of Stay Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
title_fullStr The Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Reduction of Patient Length of Stay Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
title_full_unstemmed The Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Reduction of Patient Length of Stay Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
title_short The Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Reduction of Patient Length of Stay Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
title_sort use of lean six sigma methodology in the reduction of patient length of stay following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8835068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162610
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031588
work_keys_str_mv AT moffattsinead theuseofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT garrycatherine theuseofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT mccannhannah theuseofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT teelingseanpaul theuseofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT wardmarie theuseofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT mcnamaramartin theuseofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT moffattsinead useofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT garrycatherine useofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT mccannhannah useofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT teelingseanpaul useofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT wardmarie useofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery
AT mcnamaramartin useofleansixsigmamethodologyinthereductionofpatientlengthofstayfollowinganteriorcruciateligamentreconstructionsurgery