24 July 2023 : Clinical Research
Enhancing Nighttime Surgical Instrument Cleaning Efficiency: An ECRS-Based Approach
Ting Hu12ABE, Liangying Yi12E*, Yuxin Tang3C, Yanhua Chen12E, Ruixue Hu42CDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940346
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940346
Table 1 Quality defects in cleaning before and after implementation of Eliminate-Combine-Rearrange-Simplify (ECRS)-based optimization.
| Groups | Number of surgical instruments being used and disposed of during nighttime hours | Number of surgical instruments with quality defects in cleaning | Defect rate% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | 27 308 | 578 | 2.11 |
| Experimental group | 28 471 | 75 | 0.26 |
| χ=413.7; | |||