Table 1 Reported reductions in surgical tray instrumentation from selected studies
Study | Surgical Field | Percent Instrument Reduction (%) |
|---|---|---|
Byrnes 2017 [7] | Gynecology | 28.4 |
Chin 2014 [1] | Otolaryngology | 57 |
Farrelly 2017 [6] | Pediatric surgery | 39.5 (General) |
10.1 (Urology) | ||
17.1 (Orthopedics) | ||
92.7 (Spine) | ||
32.3 (Neurosurgery) | ||
Farrokhi 2015 [2] | Minimally invasive spinal surgery | 70 |
John-Baptiste 2016 [5] | Otolaryngology | 56.4 |
Nast 2019 [8] | Pediatric urology | 38 |
Wannemuehler 2015 [3] | Otolaryngology | 54 |