Abstract Background Surgical Tray Rationalization (STR) consists of a systematic reduction
in the number of surgical instruments to perform specific procedures without compromising …

Background Standardization of surgical instrument trays and doctor preference cards (DPC)
are known to reduce the cost of adult surgical cases. The practice in pediatric surgery may …

Background Health care spending in the US remains excessively high. Aside from
complicated, large-scale efforts at health care cost reduction, there are still relatively simple …

Background Operating room efficiency can be compromised because of surgical instrument
processing delays. We observed that many instruments in a standardized tray were not …

Background Optimization of surgical instrument trays improves efficiency and reduces cost.
The purpose of this study is to assess the economic impact of optimizing orthopedic …

Background Optimizing surgical trays to improve operating room efficiency and reduce costs
in instrument processing is an under-appreciated strategy for cost containment. This study …

Background Our objective is to show the effect that standardization of surgical trays has on
the number of instruments sterilized and on cost. Methods We reviewed our most commonly …

Background Rising costs in health care demand waste reduction and improved efficiency
throughout the hospital. Surgeons have an important role in regard to the number of …

Purpose A substantial amount of waste is generated during surgery, yet few studies have
investigated this problem. Therefore, we conducted a multicenter survey to investigate how …

Introduction Operating rooms are responsible for a significant burden of waste and negative
environmental impact. This study aimed to reduce OR waste and improve both …