Publications by authors named "Florence V Dalton"
Article Synopsis
- Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a major issue in healthcare, causing increased morbidity, mortality, and costs.
- A study was conducted at a large urban medical center to evaluate the impact of home pre-operative surgical skin preparation (Nose-to-Toes or N2T) on SSI rates between 2019 and 2020.
- Results showed a significant reduction in SSIs post-N2T implementation, with rates dropping from 8.6% to 2.2% overall, indicating that the pre-operative skin preparation was effective in decreasing SSI occurrences.
Background: Delays in first cases contribute to multiple operating room (OR) inefficiencies and decreases in OR productivity.
Methods: Lean process improvement methods were used to redesign the existing workflow for elective first cases of the day in a large, urban, public hospital. First case start times were prospectively recorded from May 2, 2016 through December 29, 2017.