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Inventory management of surgical supplies and sterile instruments in hospitals: a literature review

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  • Ehsan Ahmadi
  • Dale T. Masel
  • Ashley Y. Metcalf
  • Kristin Schuller

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Operating rooms are considered a significant revenue source, as well as the main source of waste and cost, among the hospital’s departments. Any cost savings in operating rooms will have a broad financial impact. Over the last decades, many researchers and practitioners have conducted studies to deal with the issue of managing surgical supplies and instruments, which are highly affected by surgeons’ preferences. The purpose of this article is to present an up-to-date review of research in the field of inventory management of surgical supplies and instruments. We have analysed the literature in a systematic manner and organised the identified papers into two groups: the papers that were published by scientific researchers and developed optimisation techniques and the papers that were published by practitioners and reported their observations of the current issues in the operating room. We also identify the future research directions leading to operating room inventory cost reduction.

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  • Ehsan Ahmadi & Dale T. Masel & Ashley Y. Metcalf & Kristin Schuller, 2019. "Inventory management of surgical supplies and sterile instruments in hospitals: a literature review," Health Systems, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(2), pages 134-151, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:thssxx:v:8:y:2019:i:2:p:134-151
    DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2018.1496875
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    1. Kim E. van Nieuwenhuizen & Teun van Trier & Herman J. Friedericy & Frank Willem Jansen & Jenny Dankelman & Anne C. van der Eijk, 2024. "Optimising Surgical Instrument Trays for Sustainability and Patient Safety by Combining Actual Instrument Usage and Expert Recommendations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-11, August.
    2. Steffen Rickers & Florian Sahling, 2024. "Integrated procurement and reprocessing planning for reusable medical devices with a limited shelf life," Health Care Management Science, Springer, vol. 27(2), pages 168-187, June.
    3. Asmae El Mokrini & Tarik Aouam & Nadine Kafa, 2023. "A tailored aggregation strategy for inventory pooling in healthcare: evidence from an emerging market," Operations Management Research, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 209-226, March.

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