Open AccessReduction of In-Hospital Preoperative Waiting Time of Elective Surgeries in the Amidst of COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Berhanetsehay Teklewold,
Engida Abebe,
Dagmawi Anteneh,
Etsehiwot Haileselassie
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
drug, healthcare and patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1179-1365
DOI - 10.2147/dhps.s371839
Subject(s) - pdca , medicine , psychological intervention , baseline (sea) , economic shortage , covid-19 , pandemic , emergency medicine , medical emergency , quality management , operations management , nursing , engineering , management system , linguistics , oceanography , philosophy , pathology , government (linguistics) , geology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The higher demand for surgical services during the advancement of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted from the need for a pre-admission negative result, the need for extra resources, and a shortage of skilled expertise. This quality improvement project aimed to reduce the in-hospital preoperative waiting time of elective cases to less than 24 hours.