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Beyranvand, Tina, Aryankhesal, Aidin 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6695-227X and Hashjin, Asgar Aghaei
(2019)
Quality improvement in hospitals' surgery-related processes:A systematic review.
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 33 (1).
pp. 778-787.
ISSN 1016-1430
Abstract
Background: There is a growing global movement toward quality and safety in healthcare and quality improvement (QI) in general surgery. The fundamentals of QI begin with an understanding of the underlying theoretical framework. This study aims to provide an overview of the existing QI models and frameworks for general surgery. Methods: In this systematic review, published literature from January 2007 until September 2018 were retrieved from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Embase databases, and Google Scholar using the MeSH terms related to QI and surgery. In total, 25 fulltext articles were finally included, and data extraction was based on research objectives. Results: Nine models were identified for QI in general surgery. These models were categorized into two main groups: (i) conceptual models or frameworks designed for QI in industry and applied in surgery, and (ii) those designed specifically for QI in surgery. Identified QI models were more used for improving postoperative processes and pre-hospital trauma care, identifying causes of prolonged periods of stay and lowering LOS index, improving surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis and antibiotics administrating during surgery process, reducing and controlling infections, reducing complications, reducing mortality and morbidity, reducing waiting times and start time delays, reducing variability and improving surgical clinic experience, reducing costs, improving operating room efficiency by removing processes that add no value, and lowering per-capita costs. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, there are different models and frameworks with different aspects and dimensions for QI in surgery, which is recommended to use either of these models alone or with each other for specific circumstances. The use of these models in surgery is increasing, and it is recommended that these models could be used according to their functions in cases such as reducing the unnecessary use of resources, increasing the satisfaction of patients and their families with health care and improving the efficiency, safety and quality of healthcare in the surgical departments.
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| Additional Information: | Funding Information: This study was part of a PhD thesis supported by the School of Health Management, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran (IUMS/SHMIS_1397-3-37-12899). Ethics code (IR.IUMS.REG.1397.601) Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Iran University of Medical Sciences. All Rights Reserved. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | hospital,improvement model,quality improvement,surgery,systematic review,medicine(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700 |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2023 10:30 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2023 10:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91468 |
| DOI: | 10.47176/mjiri.33.129 |
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