Six Sigma in surgery: how to create a safer culture in the operating theatre using innovative technology.

Safe delivery of patient care in the operating theatre is complex and co-dependent of many individual, organisational, and environmental factors, including patient, task and technology, individual, and human factors. The Six Sigma approach aims to implement a data-driven strategy to reduce variabili...

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Published in:	BJA: The British Journal of Anaesthesia Vol. 127; no. 6; pp. 817 - 821
Main Authors:	van Dalen, Anne Sophie H.M., Strandbygaard, Jeanett, van Herzeele, Isabelle, Boet, Sylvain, Grantcharov, Teodor P., Schijven, Marlies P.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Dec2021
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Safe delivery of patient care in the operating theatre is complex and co-dependent of many individual, organisational, and environmental factors, including patient, task and technology, individual, and human factors. The Six Sigma approach aims to implement a data-driven strategy to reduce variability and consequently improve safety. Analytical data platforms such as a Black Box ought to be embraced to support process optimisation and ultimately create a higher level of Six Sigma safety performance of the operating theatre team.